Finishing

 

I have finished off two artist's proof copies of my It Wont Dismantle Itself artists' book on patriarchy. The main thing I needed to do was to reinforce the pages with light weight black card so that they can be bound. Detail of the embossed front cover is in the photo above.

The photos in this blog post are simply about the process of doing that reinforcing work. The paper that reinforces the edges is attached to the pages using acid free double side tape on both sides of the pages  - a tedious process but well worth it if I can get another couple of copies of this book out into the works.

The finished books, plus Uninvited Hands, packed in cello bags to take to the binder.

Below the unique original that will soon go into a public collection - with Fiona's excellent single page binding with waxed linen thread..