Buzzing with ideas after the book making taster day yesterday at @bathartistprintmakers and led by @k.bernstein2 SUCH a good day and made all these books! I was able to use an old screen print as end papers in the larger book
#bookmaking #print #bookbinding #makingbooks #bookart #printmaking

Bookbinding is so relaxing, just a little something I made ❤️

#handmadebook #handmade #bookbinding #bookbinder #copticbinding #frenchlinkbinding #booklover #craft #bookmaking #makingbooks #bookarts #paperarts #papercrafts #handmadejournals #traditionalcrafts #sketchbook #journal

All alone in the office today cranking MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. #ComicFactory #MakingBooks

Aren’t they just the cutest little mini books ❤️

#handmadebook #handmade #bookbinding #bookbinder #copticbinding #frenchlinkbinding #booklover #craft #bookmaking #makingbooks #bookarts #paperarts #papercrafts #handmadejournals #traditionalcrafts #sketchbook #journal #tinybook #minibook

This makes me happy. #makingbooks #makingcomics

So this is happening tomorrow and I'll be there showing some books if you want to come along.
#bookartsday #artistsbooks #makingbooks #smallpublishers

Here’s a taster of what's going on in my May Substack.

This month I’m talking about the making of my comic ‘The wizard and the girl’, which is now finished!

Read the full newsletter here: amygardnerartist.substack.com/p/the-wizard...

#comics #childrensbooks #selfpublishing #makingbooks

Making more books with prints! This time I’ve extended the folded part further, and used one of my tree lino prints to cut out the most interesting strip. Once folded, it’s like having a tree in your pocket! 🌳🍃
#printmaking #makingbooks #print #linoprint #handmade #linocut #bristolprintmaker

Axiom: After pressing the 'print the book' button, the cleverest typos come out of hiding!

#PrintedMatterMatters
#TheSmellOfBooks
#MakingBooks

I reviewed the proof in a 22 minute vid nerding out over comic-making and printing techniques, in Substack!
Also the presale for Screw Comics 5 is now live! Dropping June, claim your copy now!

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#indiecomics #makingcomics #makingmanga #makingbooks #scificomic #fantasycomic #mangaka