A Very, very small book!

A long time ago I wrote that I had made a very small book. Sometimes, it is fun to just play, and see what you can do. I wanted to see how small a hard cover could be, so I made this accordion book with a G. M. Hopkins quote.

This little book is 1" by 1 1/2". It falls into the corners of my box of finished books, and gets lost. I love foundational calligraphy, so I used that in a single line on both sides of the paper, with illustrations of wild roses. The paper is luscious Arches Text wove, and the covers are museum boards covered with Thai Uruyu paper. This is one of my favorite books!

I will be posting more of my book art over the next few weeks. It's the original reason I started to blog, so I want to get back to sharing it. The more I write, the more I love book art. Book art, I think, also uses both sides of the brain- the left to measure and plan, the right to accommodate whimsy and illustrate. I think it also brings me back to childhood, and the joy I felt making books on greenbar computer paper. Joy is something we should celebrate... we do not have enough of it in this world.