A Bamboo Book

I love bamboo. I have mine in a pot at the moment, since the last time I planted it in the ground, it ran away into neighboring yards!

I decided to make a Japanese paper book that would hold some simple sketches of the plant, and have room for a poem. The poem is not done, yet. I am much faster at binding books than writing poetry.

The book is a simple accordion with hard covers. I like to use the offcuts from my cover edges to make butterflies.

The bamboo was drawn with a brush pen. It does not have the subtlety of paintings done with a traditional brush and sumi ink, but I thought it was fine for a small book like this. The closed book is 2.25 x 5.25 inches.