tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31424908532543511402024-02-07T07:35:32.676+01:00verzwirnt und zugeleimtBüchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-83685791270321805032009-05-29T11:30:00.003+02:002009-05-29T11:33:23.159+02:00Update your linksThis blog has moved and there will be no real content generated here anymore. Please update your links, bookmarks and readers to the new address: the blog now can be found at<br /><a href="http://blog.buechertiger.de">http://blog.buechertiger.de</a><br /><br />You can still enter the blogiversary-moving day give-away <a href="http://buechertiger.de/blog/?p=36">here</a><br />And there was a new post today, too.<br /><br />- I hope to see you there!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-89243419616092195642009-05-27T09:00:00.001+02:002009-05-27T09:00:00.296+02:00My Blogiversary = Moving Day = Your Lucky Day<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3563653219/" title="give-away02 by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3563653219_397560c6c5_b.jpg" alt="give-away02" width="400" /></a><br /></div>It's my first blogiversary today! - Thanks to all readers and to all those you commented on different entries during the last year. This was not only my first year with this blog, but in the blogosphere as such - and it has been much fun thanks to all you kind and friendly people!<br />To give this joy back to you, I am going to make you presents in a hobbit-manner: You can win this nice packet of materials and the new green mini Ritter Sport book:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Heute jährt sich zum ersten Mal mein Blog! Es hat mir viel Spaß gemacht hier mit euch allen. Ihr habt alle wesentlich beigetragen, dass ich mich hier in der Blogosphäre wohl gefühlt habe - und da will ich etwas zurückgeben: Nach Hobbit-Art verschenke ich heute zum einen das Paket oben mit diversen Materialien, die für Buchbinder und Scraper interessant sein sollten, und das neue grüne Mini Ritter Sport Büchlein, das hoffentlich allen Bücherfreunden Freude macht. </span><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3533479250/" title="Ritter Sport Mini book by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/3533479250_033c3c1a7e_b.jpg" alt="Ritter Sport Mini book" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />But, also today I am making a step, that may be fatal to this blog - I am moving it to a <a href="http://blog.buechertiger.de/">new site</a>. I hope you'll all move with me, that those who are so kind to link to this blog from their homepages update their links, and all subscribers change their subscription, and others change their bookmarks. For those who are reading this directly from their browser and remember the address my heart it should get easier: I am now owner of the domain <a href="http://buechertiger.de/">http://buechertiger.de</a> and of course you'll find my blog under the address<br /><a href="http://blog.buechertiger.de/">http://blog.buechertiger.de</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Heute habe ich nicht nur meine Ein-Jahrs-Feier, ich habe auch einen größeren Schritt vor, von dem ich doch stark hoffe, dass es dieses Blog nicht ruinieren wird: Ich ziehe um auf </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://blog.buechertiger.de/">eine neue Seite</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">. Ich hoffe, ihr werdet alle mit mir umziehen und eure Subskriptionen, Links, und Lesezeichen aktualisieren. Für diejenigen von euch, die jedes Mal die Adresse neu in die Adresszeile eingeben sollte es einfacher werden: Ich bin nun Besitzerin der ganzen Domain </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://buechertiger.de/">http://buechertiger.de </a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">und logischerweise findet man mein Blog unter </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://blog.buechertiger.de/">http://blog.buechertiger.de</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">.</span><br /><br />Though the blog is up and running there, the rest of the pages is still a bit of a construction site. - Please excuse the inconvenience. Probably in the next weeks the look of it will change again - but I hope that the blog itself will stay pretty much recognizable.<br />Generally the move has many advantages: The page will be much better structured and it will be easier for me to put content online. So manybe I will finally start to put up some of the instructions that I partly wrote already and partly are planning to write. I am also planning to have better link sections and what not. You can read about my plans on my new blog <a href="http://buechertiger.de/blog/?page_id=55">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Der Blog selbst funktioniert schon einwandfrei, aber der Rest der Präsenz, vor allem meine Homepage sind noch verschiedenen Baumaßnahmen unterworfen und werden sich auch noch in nächster Zeit ändern. - Bitte entschuldigt das. Davon abgesehen wird natürlich alles besser und schöner dort.<br />Da es für mich einfacher sein wird, Inhalt bereit zu stellen, habe ich vor demnächst mal die Anleitungen, die ich teilweise schon geschrieben, teilweise nur geplant habe, breit zu stellen. Ich habe außerdem bessere Link-Seiten in Planung und vieles andere mehr. Über meine aktuellen Pläne könnt ihr <a href="http://buechertiger.de/blog/?page_id=55">hier lesen</a> und weitere Verbesserungsvorschläge sind immer willkommen.<br /></span><br />And now you proabably want to know how to win your blogiversary present: Go to <a href="http://blog.buechertiger.de/">http://blog.buechertiger.de</a> to learn more and leave a comment there. This blog here is closed for comments.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Um euer Blogiversary-Geschenk zu gewinnen, geht gleich auf die </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://blog.buechertiger.de/">neue Seite</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> und kommentiert dort!<br />Danke fürs Lesen und einen schönen Tag noch!<br /></span><br />Thanks for reading!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-45660519311925412942009-05-25T16:11:00.004+02:002009-05-25T16:40:02.924+02:00What I Don't Enter in the Current Book Swap<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3563175542/" title="alien by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3563175542_72ca0b4712.jpg" alt="alien" width="400" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I am currently participating in a book swap at Jackie's <a href="http://www.bookartsforum.com/forum/">book arts forum</a>. (I already mentioned that <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/04/little-slow-today.html">here</a>.) Today I finished the book that I'll enter in the swap. So now I can show you pictures of the other books which I don't enter. Both of them were made as contributions. But with both I was not quite satisfied.<br /><br />Above you see the book "alien". It is an ordinary Coptic bound book but has earplugs on the covers.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3562359805/" title="alien by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3562359805_03a43ee71a_b.jpg" alt="alien" width="400" /></a><br /></div>I think it looks hilarious and totally alien. But it isn't a book - neither does it have text nor is it easy to add some because the earplugs rather hinder its functionality. I am still planning to make a box for it. But it is hard for me to stick to projects that are already partially discarded.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3562359359/" title="alien by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/3562359359_4bb4385ecf_b.jpg" alt="alien" width="400" /></a><br /></div>The alien book was actually the second one I came up with. The first one was this:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3562360371/" title="Putzmittel by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/3562360371_eba8168418_b.jpg" alt="Putzmittel" width="400" /></a><br /></div>It is called "Putzmittel" which German and means cleaning agent. It is a photo album and contains photos of Putzmittel available here in supermarkets. I went through there and shot photos.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3563176656/" title="Putzmittel by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3563176656_abd4802361_b.jpg" alt="Putzmittel" width="400" /></a><br /></div>There are several things I like about the book: I think it is good and sound as a book. I like this way of making a photo album and already plan to make more. The signatures consist just of 2 sheets of watercolor paper and additionally 4 strips of watercolor paper to make room for the photos to be entered.<br />I like the idea to use these rubber gloves as decorative element. This was meant to be the unconventional ingredient to this book. I was thinking about chicken feet leather and the like, and thought I could modify the idea a bit to make it work.<br />But then it wasn't so easy to cut up the glove right, and it doesn't really stick to the cover at the edges (that's because the material is not flat to start with and the tension this causes builts up at the edges). Also the pen didn't quite stick to the glove and is slightly smeared. And I started with too few photos, so I had to take more. Which I did. But now I would need to search through them, decide which ones to get printed on photo paper, add them. To Arrange everything into the chapters as initially inteded will be hard. - I'd just have to make it again, and I am lacking the energy and time to do so right now. And overmore - it is rather big and heavy; I decided too heavy to be send across the ocean.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3563177274/" title="Putzmittel by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3563177274_a4225ea278_b.jpg" width="400" alt="Putzmittel" /></a><br /></div>Now I just hope I took the right decision and Jackie likes the book I am sending her. I'll show it off once it has reached her - I don't want to spoil the surprise!<br /><br />Thanks for reading and have a nice start into the new week!<br /></div></div>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-25952802893690964772009-05-23T10:29:00.005+02:002009-05-23T11:03:09.457+02:00Webdesign<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK24xU6tm1qgxaleqdCqUEIA7ZZdGSn8cSh0IaY-FR1sriQrZR8eyP-E4StaIhAuuoWqX8AFo0OJdVYL7Zn8iZ6IquUAMhVCeCd7qOMh4IbZoWfMKtRJX07CS7lrNSJo8fQk6QiZRU8X4/s1600-h/hintergrundbubbles+mit+copyright+note.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK24xU6tm1qgxaleqdCqUEIA7ZZdGSn8cSh0IaY-FR1sriQrZR8eyP-E4StaIhAuuoWqX8AFo0OJdVYL7Zn8iZ6IquUAMhVCeCd7qOMh4IbZoWfMKtRJX07CS7lrNSJo8fQk6QiZRU8X4/s400/hintergrundbubbles+mit+copyright+note.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338939545277731282" border="0" /></a><br />I mentioned already that I am occupied with webdesign at the moment. I am renting my own domain and will set up a homepage and also my blog there in near future. Of course I'll give you all the links in great detail once everything is set up. At the moment all this is still one big construction site. Alone yesterday I created more than 30 images like the one above and below. They are meant to serve as background for web pages, I designed banners and background for navigation panels and what not. Until now I have not come up with something I am truly satisfied with. Either I find them too boring, or I think the background attracts to much attention, or reading the text on the background is to hard, ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlxXC47SDKjMhgysd8wM79r4mLmjQC4Z0E5uVVGxg0y74b247Ng4e3vXq0ZwtN7SypOhF8dyVWbGmMkLu8b-ZpfLnMsbzLdEG4FG0d2ha3R67QbxLie_zOrfzLnKNIwlvWkMNh6Ch7Ew/s1600-h/h4pt2blinck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 50px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlxXC47SDKjMhgysd8wM79r4mLmjQC4Z0E5uVVGxg0y74b247Ng4e3vXq0ZwtN7SypOhF8dyVWbGmMkLu8b-ZpfLnMsbzLdEG4FG0d2ha3R67QbxLie_zOrfzLnKNIwlvWkMNh6Ch7Ew/s400/h4pt2blinck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338940403731163442" border="0" /></a>I just posted this to give you a sign of life - I am not gone and will be back soon!<br /><br />In the short times while my computer is loading or calculating stuff I managed to finish some more<a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/05/ritter-sport-mini-books-continued.html"> Mini Ritter Sport booklets</a>. Furthermore I finished some more fancy books one of which will be entered in the book swap at the <a href="http://www.bookartsforum.com/forum/">book arts forum</a>. Once I have decided which one of them I'll give away I will show you pictures of those that will remain with me. And once this is all done, and I cleaned out and put up my <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/05/no-books-today.html">new book press</a>, I should have new books and methods and tutorials to present to you.<br /><br />Thanks for reading, have a nice weekend!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-69114797732738274862009-05-20T13:02:00.015+02:002009-05-20T17:09:38.421+02:00Tagged: 7 Favorites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhminiLz8lnAVzTnfFqdKZ5ZRbJVumrpUVCh7kl8IdPqTfM004UTIL0cgB-klWwDwpUZQ4stFrMs44yEXQHH_3qIF2bqI0TYcOoZgxBePHt3NYcFwXL84s-kAKRbcXPKgBp24U0HHx94QY/s1600-h/essen+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhminiLz8lnAVzTnfFqdKZ5ZRbJVumrpUVCh7kl8IdPqTfM004UTIL0cgB-klWwDwpUZQ4stFrMs44yEXQHH_3qIF2bqI0TYcOoZgxBePHt3NYcFwXL84s-kAKRbcXPKgBp24U0HHx94QY/s320/essen+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337860158297112482" border="0" /></a>That's my lunch today: Strawberries with buttermilk. - I don't have new bookish pictures to share today.The past few days I was all occupied with other stuff (mainly web-designing, but that's a different story and will be told another time). A good opportunity to pick up the tag that I received last week from <a href="http://blog.spottedsparrow.com/">The Spotted Sparrow</a> - thanks for thinking of me!<br />So apparently now I have to name seven of my favorite things and seven of my favorite blogs. Mhm, let me think... I'll change that into my favorite things to do at the moment:<br /><ul><li>making, reading, buying, and looking at books</li><li>sitting in the sun with an ice-coffee in my hands (cold coffee with vanilla ice cream inside and wipped cream on top)<br /></li><li>meeting with friends for a beer at nights, or in the afternoon for a nice tea and cake, or just like that without eating or drinking<br /></li><li>eating (all kinds of good stuff , especially baklava, dim sum and sushi)</li><li>playing blob on the wii</li><li>playing other board or computer games</li><li>sketching</li></ul>Now the blogs: Well, I have at the moment 51 subscriptions in my reader (yes, well, I read to much, really...) that makes it hard to choose. I decided to name 7 on which I don't necessarily pass on the tag (some are too big to react on a tag from me, I think) and restricted myself to those that I have never linked to before:<a href="http://aboutthebinding.blogspot.com/"><br /></a><ul><li><a href="http://aboutthebinding.blogspot.com/">About the Binding</a> - A blog dedicated to fine bindings. The author gives us an unusually deep insight into her way of working.</li><li><a href="http://studio5bookbindingandarts.blogspot.com/">Studio 5 Book Arts</a> - Also a book binder interested in fine bindings, less traditional than the first and more into arts<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.donrashfinebookbinder.com/blog1/">Shakled in Bookspace</a> - (Maybe I have linked to this blog before - I can't remember clearly.) I was first drawn to the blog by its fabulous title. The writer is a book binder, sometimes he'll show pictures of his own work, but this is not the primary focus of this blog. Most of the time you can read his thoughts that are work related - and I like his sparce and dry comments.</li><li>With <a href="http://www.greenchairpress.com/blog/">Green Chair Press</a> we slowly turn from book binders to print makers - probably you all know this blog and I don't have to say much about it. The author sometimes presents her work on this blog, some of which are actually books, but she also comments on recent developments in the world of print and books, webfinds, and the like.<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.minus-five.com/">Minus Five</a> - Best go and have a look yourself. I don't know how to describe this New York based designer in just a few words<br /></li><li><a href="http://amandawatson-will.blogspot.com/">Amanda Watson-Will</a> - an artist and crafter. At the moment occupied with printing. I like that she's sharing her experiments and unusual approaches.</li><li>And at last something that as rather few connection to books: <a href="http://thisisindexed.com/">Indexed</a> - a fun blog with comments on life and society in the form of graphs.</li></ul>I hope you enjoyed my little compilation. - Thanks for reading!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-46313220342207677542009-05-18T12:20:00.003+02:002009-05-18T16:50:03.057+02:00My First Time at a Bookbinding Workshop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LOAVe_7BQmRK-DobHIoki3SR40w8WGOYP7ahDc5L2jLr4_1cFAT1ERJIJsCiN1qQgtVBGr4X0988l1iyY1dYmPnK3PYvy1UNJnzaz1IFZ5TL80XqAgbsralzBRGdkObEelXsTpjZIE0/s1600-h/Email+nina+leather+coptic+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LOAVe_7BQmRK-DobHIoki3SR40w8WGOYP7ahDc5L2jLr4_1cFAT1ERJIJsCiN1qQgtVBGr4X0988l1iyY1dYmPnK3PYvy1UNJnzaz1IFZ5TL80XqAgbsralzBRGdkObEelXsTpjZIE0/s320/Email+nina+leather+coptic+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337081255836657378" border="0" /></a>The last two Saturdays I spent with <a href="http://www.ninajudin.com/">Nina Judin</a>, who taught to two others and me a Coptic binding with headbands. Her workshop is located in a souterrain flat in the center of Amsterdam. It was rather cool down there, taking away the heat of my overexcited days in a pleasant way. Although it was half way in the cellar, it had enough light, coming from two direction - through windows at the front and on the back facing a patio. The whole atmosphere was so relaxing... Thinking back her studio seems like an island of peace in the last weeks. I had been stressed for days, working too hurriedly, always with my eyes not on my work in front of me but on the huge stack of work still to be done. Going there was like stepping out of it all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g_YgxcV1MOjFt9-YxIKGOd-I3cfp1BqBKEUX1WQq_jc0zwR8q-lrkTUwyIlBOo5dGKQEl9ENIQXN77NTivYBmI3sgcFMu7mQYvvwCzQGyjc2Een02slMmSM-hHOEtUkQIRlShuAxcUg/s1600-h/nina+atelier.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g_YgxcV1MOjFt9-YxIKGOd-I3cfp1BqBKEUX1WQq_jc0zwR8q-lrkTUwyIlBOo5dGKQEl9ENIQXN77NTivYBmI3sgcFMu7mQYvvwCzQGyjc2Een02slMmSM-hHOEtUkQIRlShuAxcUg/s320/nina+atelier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337102163511424546" border="0" /></a>A week before the course I booked my trip to Amsterdam. - And was shocked to learn that on Saturday mornings trains to Amsterdam don't take 3 hours like on almost every other day and time but 5. The workshop started at 10.30 a.m., I should reach the station at least half an hour earlier to this,... I seriously thought of bailing out - and I am so glad that I didn't!<br /><br />This was going to be the first time for me to learn, not from a book, or by trial and error, but from another person. In the description it said this was a course suitable for beginners. So I thought that, since I had already some practice in (Coptic) binding books, I wouldn't learn much on the technical aspects of binding books, and expected to learn mainly how to give a good bookbinding course. At the same time I was rather nervous, expecting from myself to deliver a perfect book in these two days. But with both assumptions I was completely and utterly wrong. I learned so much these days, in every aspect and mostly about binding books! I made a book that was in no way perfect. My struggle to do so is just another indication for the stress I am feeling at the moment and that I am mostly putting on me myself. Another indicator for my momentary restlessness was the speed with which I was working hurriedly and unfocused. Although I realized it, I just couldn't turn it off - at least not during the first session last week.<br /><br />I heard people saying before that they learn many small details on workshops, but only now I realize how true this is. I want to share the most important idea for me: this makeshift construction of a thin awl:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCQRvM-8I-NGL0JoVaVl7yekzJyXNzVlgKf5QcqgqRR0bVkWINNT9thFOYE08r5tNWG7VNhEqmVbZ74_RhfNoEG_9BA05bv1kk2eRwSUCdnL_1zIsNTWVwpjP2wNBVqIxYpvhClAqXP4/s1600-h/nadle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCQRvM-8I-NGL0JoVaVl7yekzJyXNzVlgKf5QcqgqRR0bVkWINNT9thFOYE08r5tNWG7VNhEqmVbZ74_RhfNoEG_9BA05bv1kk2eRwSUCdnL_1zIsNTWVwpjP2wNBVqIxYpvhClAqXP4/s320/nadle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337088918396721682" border="0" /></a>It is just a bookbinding needle attached to the handle of an x-acto knife (or hobby knife). Of course I have bookbinding awls here. But they really are too thick to use them for punching holes in paper for binding. I had tried different methods for punching holes into sections before, but this is really the best way I have seen so far to do it.<br /><br />I don't even want to try to give a complete recount of all the things I learned; it started with the most basic things, really. The following picture shows a detail of how the stitching looks like on the Coptic bound books I usually make:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I2SYXhTj0qLfBtTpLUcz7b9s05l6NdGtObXcFcliOk9u4O-wtU1d3HGOGanI3DNPq746YAxGBJk9F8wUQsaF4sqf5wQcJcIqwKvBZm7wQOa45WxgsZBTvXzSVMJJBEAR0e5TXJsnR5I/s1600-h/alien+stiches+detail+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I2SYXhTj0qLfBtTpLUcz7b9s05l6NdGtObXcFcliOk9u4O-wtU1d3HGOGanI3DNPq746YAxGBJk9F8wUQsaF4sqf5wQcJcIqwKvBZm7wQOa45WxgsZBTvXzSVMJJBEAR0e5TXJsnR5I/s320/alien+stiches+detail+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337098191631588850" border="0" /></a>And this is a detail of the stitching we made at the workshop:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fHiWsw_S9XFrtu5t4WKIMY57lOXoQkH35OVUUMN-Qr2i3CfbyPvZD-RNrLvH9gjmFyqUinr4zzSFRjacbmWeBOK4l4ZVPsGcZghHKu4xafSkhzqjOVZ51Sy8MFnkVWTlJgxFfkp_WmY/s1600-h/nina+coptic+stitching+detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fHiWsw_S9XFrtu5t4WKIMY57lOXoQkH35OVUUMN-Qr2i3CfbyPvZD-RNrLvH9gjmFyqUinr4zzSFRjacbmWeBOK4l4ZVPsGcZghHKu4xafSkhzqjOVZ51Sy8MFnkVWTlJgxFfkp_WmY/s320/nina+coptic+stitching+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337099274862350514" border="0" /></a><br />I hope this is visible - the black thread makes it harder to see... Both books are bound in a 2-needle style. But at the book on top the thread only loops around the previous section, and on the other pictures you can see thread that loops around and then it tugged under itself.<br /><br />I can't say often enough how much I enjoyed the whole experience and atmosphere. If you can arrange it, try a workshop with Nina Judin yourself. And if you can't make it to Amsterdam, maybe you want to have a<a href="http://www.ninajudin.com/?cat=3"> look at her boks online</a>.<br />And also have a look and see what <a href="http://papierenavonturen.blogspot.com/">Dymphie </a>wrote about our workshop <a href="http://papierenavonturen.blogspot.com/2009/05/50-books-26.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Below you see the three books we pupils made, the one lying in front of the others is mine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU6VQjYWZPzwtMiLmNr4xLqMR0Fryc_yvhSLZ7NUZeirZV3iZGeX2gMvFz0RdFerBTPFwkHhpaYCj5gujBKL4KwoKt_lZy0H7ig0ER5oJulZwFXo7AkSr8eIbUemvsudAXxIe3UvVdc8/s1600-h/Email+nina+leather+coptic+all+three+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU6VQjYWZPzwtMiLmNr4xLqMR0Fryc_yvhSLZ7NUZeirZV3iZGeX2gMvFz0RdFerBTPFwkHhpaYCj5gujBKL4KwoKt_lZy0H7ig0ER5oJulZwFXo7AkSr8eIbUemvsudAXxIe3UvVdc8/s320/Email+nina+leather+coptic+all+three+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337076917809742338" border="0" /></a><br />Good bye for today and thank you for reading!<br /><br /><br />Edit: You can see the ends of the thread for the headbands still hanging around in the photos above because I intended to make them new and again because I was so dissatisfied with them. Now I am finished with this and can show you some more pictures of my book:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3542017175/" title="Coptic headbands by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3542017175_d08e5d6dfc_b.jpg" alt="Coptic headbands" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3542016783/" title="Coptic headbands by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2420/3542016783_fa3e83197a_b.jpg" alt="Coptic headbands" width="400" /></a></div>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-78147377916690555402009-05-15T14:00:00.002+02:002009-05-15T14:32:52.164+02:00Gripped by the Mini Book Frenzy - Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJqcY8OcMMtecVhNNmXg65yNLvVC-9JELk-hDrIXpHilgXywFyz8qRzDyscjsmWISFB3g7JfeEVIV5BUaEM3BJt1eLxPIlfVR9v61Pl2GHNYJGBRtbkLoDX6uzVLueiE_TodiVju5Rfs/s1600-h/minibook+frenzy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJqcY8OcMMtecVhNNmXg65yNLvVC-9JELk-hDrIXpHilgXywFyz8qRzDyscjsmWISFB3g7JfeEVIV5BUaEM3BJt1eLxPIlfVR9v61Pl2GHNYJGBRtbkLoDX6uzVLueiE_TodiVju5Rfs/s320/minibook+frenzy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336011577561145218" border="0" /></a>In the photo above you see the new and improved third generation of Ritter Sport Mini books. The Siam paper worked well (I talked about my intent to try it <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/05/ritter-sport-mini-books-continued.html">here</a>) and I am going to make several of these - you'll see them again. I actually finished the chocolate book yesterday, and today I was bitten by the mini book bug (<a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2008/07/minibook-frenzy.html">again</a>), and I am going to talk about the teeny tiny books in the front.<br />Instead of throwing them away I folded the scraps from cutting the paper for the ritter sport mini into signatures and bound them to a book block with the dimensions: 1.2cm x 1cm x 0.6cm, about 1/2 " x 2/5" x 1/5"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtOaNCONb0mhL01vXYpkRErgWEZGAGap8u9kAE8R3jUuguIY2s7zDPnmo-wAuev1z1VF1N-RgtBJNqbxMs_HuOK6INw2vtMGDqO2I9cvjEVt8LUcnqc0UI-R5mDxDPYdqADnBKRZxE50/s1600-h/erster+buchblock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtOaNCONb0mhL01vXYpkRErgWEZGAGap8u9kAE8R3jUuguIY2s7zDPnmo-wAuev1z1VF1N-RgtBJNqbxMs_HuOK6INw2vtMGDqO2I9cvjEVt8LUcnqc0UI-R5mDxDPYdqADnBKRZxE50/s320/erster+buchblock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336012108582007394" border="0" /></a>This was the first book block.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXkLy7VV9yFHIx7PfHfUaH2IoKlOLVHnx7-KpN5sgyWEX5MwrDm8XgjGu1lcqHu_ZhvGCq0skZB4e5HZI-pFCadtSpK6xWtHwQkRHTB7RHJewdq0wIC0yeo5OHT3zHz7Ira2h4ybqCfg/s1600-h/erster+buchblock+in+der+finishing+press.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXkLy7VV9yFHIx7PfHfUaH2IoKlOLVHnx7-KpN5sgyWEX5MwrDm8XgjGu1lcqHu_ZhvGCq0skZB4e5HZI-pFCadtSpK6xWtHwQkRHTB7RHJewdq0wIC0yeo5OHT3zHz7Ira2h4ybqCfg/s320/erster+buchblock+in+der+finishing+press.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336012949028926322" border="0" /></a>The first book block in the "finishing press" - glueing the spine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0vATROwjQgKwodx-5YbNBYpLpdtKky83fF3dVseXqqugEL25b6H3ZhaO1QqNE9FNLMAQWJe96E96oHzMQl2wXvXrer6qZrot9os9nfoi0o-zFjmH75m6D1vWZef4xRJIyN96pB0J-l4/s1600-h/erster+buchblock+mit+headbands+and+ribbon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0vATROwjQgKwodx-5YbNBYpLpdtKky83fF3dVseXqqugEL25b6H3ZhaO1QqNE9FNLMAQWJe96E96oHzMQl2wXvXrer6qZrot9os9nfoi0o-zFjmH75m6D1vWZef4xRJIyN96pB0J-l4/s320/erster+buchblock+mit+headbands+and+ribbon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336013122928831970" border="0" /></a>still in the press with glued on head bands and a marker ribbon. I had to cut away a big chunk of the band to which the head bands are attached, but they still look huge on this tiny spine :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8JhmWdHhhYNepXuEIoVLd0PkLqvH3jxcrJ11oSPBDWuksjB6csYg9499XkW3QtXw5uHWEPqqhCWCpyx3UO8VE8tklYMJoUucJ1oqUSpgbfUZtErlQCb48ap-MfgCE39wXGb7cAjXK2I/s1600-h/erstes+cover+-+zu+weit+abgesetzt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8JhmWdHhhYNepXuEIoVLd0PkLqvH3jxcrJ11oSPBDWuksjB6csYg9499XkW3QtXw5uHWEPqqhCWCpyx3UO8VE8tklYMJoUucJ1oqUSpgbfUZtErlQCb48ap-MfgCE39wXGb7cAjXK2I/s320/erstes+cover+-+zu+weit+abgesetzt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336013282010930898" border="0" /></a>Here I am "trying on" the the raw cover. I like to make the covers too large (also on usual sized books) and only cut them to size after checking the fit of the text block.<br />I thought the covers had too much space to the spine, but was deceived by the small size.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENerTbI1jkAcjWcaQ7e_rJTMEGEMPAY26_2ui_WKzrjBaDDse-ToPq_62_7cZ1b1AKGxfUuHL7cxaKDQ6_D29bt4umZnMDG0R-Rd_NG4_burDaSj8IYCj8XzbF48bNfgsqVUVGQ68RPU/s1600-h/erstes+cover+verschlimmbessert.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENerTbI1jkAcjWcaQ7e_rJTMEGEMPAY26_2ui_WKzrjBaDDse-ToPq_62_7cZ1b1AKGxfUuHL7cxaKDQ6_D29bt4umZnMDG0R-Rd_NG4_burDaSj8IYCj8XzbF48bNfgsqVUVGQ68RPU/s320/erstes+cover+verschlimmbessert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336013552917835458" border="0" /></a>First cover <s>improved</s> imworsened. Then I cut the covers to length,...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWnGGHl7mwmVEJ1xhigHlObtqBValcgshTlfg_LD5Bx6nqsa2sZI_cATv0W3VBelHCYwWEAyhhfWoPRApKXl0rGekD0tyyTQ5CVqq29vLkA4P3ExpqEUjn0_9rOa-PaQAf2jPRENDTyQ/s1600-h/erstres+cover+-+keather+parsed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWnGGHl7mwmVEJ1xhigHlObtqBValcgshTlfg_LD5Bx6nqsa2sZI_cATv0W3VBelHCYwWEAyhhfWoPRApKXl0rGekD0tyyTQ5CVqq29vLkA4P3ExpqEUjn0_9rOa-PaQAf2jPRENDTyQ/s320/erstres+cover+-+keather+parsed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336014006532830642" border="0" /></a> parsed a tiny scrap of leather for the spine. Which was a hell of y job, since I lack the knowledge, experience and skill to do so (and <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2008/10/leder-schfen-ein-neues-minibuch.html">I was using a kitchen knife</a>). Then I covered the cover, glued in the book - first one done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCqZIZ1J91zVYL_9kGb4hrqeMyTInPZtWaqRBqjnunSkadfB0aW1_UmL0oIlnIJWeAuX6zcdEOVRwv1nxdzZTAPvVbO_MAyRk1LnvC4FTBy47FCM_loASvBjIVXA42e1WyPlKIrBJ-jQ/s1600-h/erstes+mini+done.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCqZIZ1J91zVYL_9kGb4hrqeMyTInPZtWaqRBqjnunSkadfB0aW1_UmL0oIlnIJWeAuX6zcdEOVRwv1nxdzZTAPvVbO_MAyRk1LnvC4FTBy47FCM_loASvBjIVXA42e1WyPlKIrBJ-jQ/s320/erstes+mini+done.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336014347946911682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMC2qyddpc74pLqzX2KTIkkgoGZscOXQLn6Agrii5Iivmn4axIVDbwXpPRMgZb3w3t_VaRdMjogLGYRIc13aJkIoiw3ZoLFpzNUB3VsTJcWCWSfp2HxyKsr00Q6ZdnOsSZE7avJst2Bs/s1600-h/erstes+mini+done+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMC2qyddpc74pLqzX2KTIkkgoGZscOXQLn6Agrii5Iivmn4axIVDbwXpPRMgZb3w3t_VaRdMjogLGYRIc13aJkIoiw3ZoLFpzNUB3VsTJcWCWSfp2HxyKsr00Q6ZdnOsSZE7avJst2Bs/s320/erstes+mini+done+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336014429723069026" border="0" /></a>With the headbands the book was a tack too high for its cover. - It must be possible to do better...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyUuIID5B1MxcSo2w_HQDYpRP2H9uUeP6T83-OFVMS-EyySU58o65bXTOIFIa0BocNa3McuiooKObiTWOaaf-9xoy7sa89WqwzRdXFKhg40o2K1PLp6QIJyuqy3xoxUn1QrpQhBELSGA/s1600-h/zweiter+buchblock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyUuIID5B1MxcSo2w_HQDYpRP2H9uUeP6T83-OFVMS-EyySU58o65bXTOIFIa0BocNa3McuiooKObiTWOaaf-9xoy7sa89WqwzRdXFKhg40o2K1PLp6QIJyuqy3xoxUn1QrpQhBELSGA/s320/zweiter+buchblock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336014656838319442" border="0" /></a>Second book block done - looks better!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWOdUq5WmCIbDAOvY0CpXqUuIRu_aUgm7CKPJ9lG_h5Wnx5ce-6CaywkwUzMvRZc95zsJYqhbaZc8dJ0l-4d75A_967cKI7mTJZ7dt0ORPDuY2X3r4Xz7_54e5Nb-TkbYB6p69LnH_pc/s1600-h/parsing+leather+for+the+second+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWOdUq5WmCIbDAOvY0CpXqUuIRu_aUgm7CKPJ9lG_h5Wnx5ce-6CaywkwUzMvRZc95zsJYqhbaZc8dJ0l-4d75A_967cKI7mTJZ7dt0ORPDuY2X3r4Xz7_54e5Nb-TkbYB6p69LnH_pc/s320/parsing+leather+for+the+second+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336014791548255026" border="0" /></a>Thinned another piece of leather for the book. this time a bigger one, because I wanted it all in leather. Results: Fingers hurting, holes in the leather, but - a piece in the middle of it would be big enough to cover my teeny tiny mini book. But just even so, it could get a bit tight in the end. And so I punched with a hole punch<br />the frayed holes to nice round eylets. Added some more, too. Glued the leather to the blue Lokta paper I was also using for endsheets on the book block.<br />And then, I had the weirdest idea of all - hand sewn headbands. - It is a leather volume, right? So nice headbands are a must:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPe8Y_DpHnPhNOsvwGR7uvSD8EhB9JVyQpWAgAPXHZyrPbpp8U0kyr5QGJYLm_kUgu9uewId7QP2qp5EIiTcfmXPsQrkqGav0B6orLmOVO1_B_CjK2JWewxbJnDQtDg0u2ZX6KSA-5bzY/s1600-h/mini+headbands+version+1+done.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPe8Y_DpHnPhNOsvwGR7uvSD8EhB9JVyQpWAgAPXHZyrPbpp8U0kyr5QGJYLm_kUgu9uewId7QP2qp5EIiTcfmXPsQrkqGav0B6orLmOVO1_B_CjK2JWewxbJnDQtDg0u2ZX6KSA-5bzY/s320/mini+headbands+version+1+done.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336015689595132978" border="0" /></a>Sorry for the blurred picture, the spot was too small for my automatic focus to catch it... Anyway, this is the first headband done. In the instructions it says: "Be careful not to cut through your thread, when cutting the core to size." I though: Who would be so stupid to cut the thread? And the answer followed immediately: Me:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSep-dhYO3r-hNGWS3GjcTVySddOKauCCCrhj46iI5V5MWIFzQtnXWAPSWqTzXcyIDJNDzCriGZ-oiTJRtLtOfJWI-vashqAR8Ptj3f9ufhyphenhyphengnO8kNEKHUxesNmN9tqQARhwGwBYwxWmQ/s1600-h/mini+headbands+cut+through.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSep-dhYO3r-hNGWS3GjcTVySddOKauCCCrhj46iI5V5MWIFzQtnXWAPSWqTzXcyIDJNDzCriGZ-oiTJRtLtOfJWI-vashqAR8Ptj3f9ufhyphenhyphengnO8kNEKHUxesNmN9tqQARhwGwBYwxWmQ/s320/mini+headbands+cut+through.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016110353715906" border="0" /></a>So, back to work. Here's the first headband done:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIyStDNeyeK0UdiuXwYuM3xXp-LlAkHp1-tm5gCt5abDTXzdrP3aJ9ydfJo-cxbkNmyXOt3JY68DgMDgUvAYqspymDJ2d_HKo1Hdzi_F4bKqrnN-5BeWgAaIq3YM0ufAFD6qrNr_urfE/s1600-h/mini+headbands+version+2+done.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIyStDNeyeK0UdiuXwYuM3xXp-LlAkHp1-tm5gCt5abDTXzdrP3aJ9ydfJo-cxbkNmyXOt3JY68DgMDgUvAYqspymDJ2d_HKo1Hdzi_F4bKqrnN-5BeWgAaIq3YM0ufAFD6qrNr_urfE/s320/mini+headbands+version+2+done.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016256445227826" border="0" /></a>And here's the second:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E7S1c1xcE9d-3jGruIJC6kZRmjkvxJeIpUJfhCNf2kAN7S45ZTX2OK0hvzv9ppLxp8vdh4fNuYmUYD-j1liaetI-uJTvtY4z1ugBbOSLXVtYLf99JYVneSabmZ6bIEDS0bzNBX9G9Rg/s1600-h/mini+headbands+version+3+done+-+bigger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E7S1c1xcE9d-3jGruIJC6kZRmjkvxJeIpUJfhCNf2kAN7S45ZTX2OK0hvzv9ppLxp8vdh4fNuYmUYD-j1liaetI-uJTvtY4z1ugBbOSLXVtYLf99JYVneSabmZ6bIEDS0bzNBX9G9Rg/s320/mini+headbands+version+3+done+-+bigger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016390697285074" border="0" /></a>And this time it turned out well enough, so that I have made the photo above click enlargable (I mean: Click to enlarge!).<br />In the meantime I covered the cover and: Voilá the second micro book done:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxraSyPtubT6s_kqbgilsgY0zUgU-mewjys9IVfA1BKKQncn0_e5fFFJiRya9nLyE2Ka_HbGNRWRAyVIBj1PPbN0-mcaDnunl8INJLZoP3xfGHvZ3ZmP4RTjSgl3wnvCVn2vu05PSMao/s1600-h/zweites+mini+done.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxraSyPtubT6s_kqbgilsgY0zUgU-mewjys9IVfA1BKKQncn0_e5fFFJiRya9nLyE2Ka_HbGNRWRAyVIBj1PPbN0-mcaDnunl8INJLZoP3xfGHvZ3ZmP4RTjSgl3wnvCVn2vu05PSMao/s320/zweites+mini+done.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016681463926706" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately I notice now that the books don't open well - the spaces at between spine and cover are way too small. I should have know from experience that one doesn't scale <span style="font-style: italic;">everything </span>down when working small.<br />But I am resisting the urge to try a third one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4eM33eW3r6ysfDs791GQiJK7jwvXzsTV52jJwflD4BGBwpjM4b1NMmO8UAGmQ-vd_fO_QJBZ95yi4k5YXJrdnB03_mdPy3TGTc1OZJEB_WqIwGJiETg8dDgymXemnTf14YBKklrofko/s1600-h/zweites+mini+done+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4eM33eW3r6ysfDs791GQiJK7jwvXzsTV52jJwflD4BGBwpjM4b1NMmO8UAGmQ-vd_fO_QJBZ95yi4k5YXJrdnB03_mdPy3TGTc1OZJEB_WqIwGJiETg8dDgymXemnTf14YBKklrofko/s320/zweites+mini+done+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336016935836734562" border="0" /></a>This was kind of a mad project. (See some more picture on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3533479384/">Flickr</a>.)<br />Have to get back to serious work.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-89526028135731914102009-05-13T17:55:00.003+02:002009-05-13T19:29:39.757+02:00No books today<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3500859349/" title="Press by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3500859349_053f1cc425_b.jpg" alt="Press" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />Several weeks ago I bought this press that you can see in the picture above. I was a little scared to start to work on it. I had read a lot of different and contradicting hints on how to prepare it for use. And I understood only half of it, because there were so many product names in it that are not known here.<br />However, yesterday I dared to start to work on it. First, I took the upper plate off the press. There was rust also between the lower and upper plate and I have no idea how I should clean it without removing this first.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3528745796/" title="presse 04 by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/3528745796_24ee287eb7_o.jpg" alt="presse 04" width="400" /></a><br /></div>I started working on it with a sandpaper made for use on stone and metal. In the picture above I had obviously already started.<br />The paint only came off reluctantly and underneath more rust was hidden.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3527933467/" title="presse 05 by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/3527933467_8bd7b47755_o.jpg" alt="presse 05" width="400" /></a><br /></div>This is how it looked like after half an hour work. (At the upper right you see my tool.) I had scratched in the paint, but had not gotten rid of any rust. Also further attampts with pot cleaner: a wire sponge with soap didn't yield totally satisfactory results:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3527933621/" title="presse 06 by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/3527933621_85f1e5274a_o.jpg" alt="presse 06" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />So I bought a set of wire brushes that can be attached to the electric drill machine. It took me a while to understand, how to use these new tools. In the beginning I used to few strength from my arms, and to much speed of the machine. I understood quickly that I need to push the brush onto the plate harder, but it took me half an hour or so to understand that it was rotating to quickly. This is how the plate looked like after half an hour working with the wire brush (visible next to the plate on the right):<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3527933861/" title="presse 07 by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/3527933861_561474987e_o.jpg" alt="presse 07" width="400" /></a><br /></div>And yet another half hours....<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3528746704/" title="presse 08 by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2301/3528746704_540f1f1ca7_o.jpg" alt="presse 08" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />What's encouraging about working with the power tool is that all work seems to have at least some effect. With the sandpaper it didn't feel like I was going anywhere. Probably I could get the plate even smoother and remove the last bit of the old primer and rust.<br />But not today: My arms are (not unpleasantly) weak from pressing the brush against the iron plate and my hands just can't hold the drill anymore (I have some difficulty typing on my computer, actually). I'll have to continue tomorrow.<br /><br />Since I already worked yesterday on the press, and today again - no books to show off today.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-64180735000752471292009-05-12T10:01:00.011+02:002009-05-12T17:06:35.018+02:00Ritter Sport Mini Books - continued<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPIvzwMK-2JNsmvYTkW59p6rqXHweeXRixqSgXvKAYqz5kNHJcBb5M15xTtA6G6noaXH1aOZT4A-4ZzPsGe2rn9K-JOIlpnvzoA17Xxsgbs99Fq9GTZ2zZe9-0KLGKUtGUNJSLgdAEx8/s1600-h/neue+ritter+sport+mini+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPIvzwMK-2JNsmvYTkW59p6rqXHweeXRixqSgXvKAYqz5kNHJcBb5M15xTtA6G6noaXH1aOZT4A-4ZzPsGe2rn9K-JOIlpnvzoA17Xxsgbs99Fq9GTZ2zZe9-0KLGKUtGUNJSLgdAEx8/s320/neue+ritter+sport+mini+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334847940112996594" border="0" /></a>It has been while now since I cut and sanded down cardboard/wooden chocolate pieces. I wrote an entry <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/04/ein-neues-projekt.html">here</a> about it. The initial plan was to integrate my own chocolates recipes in the booklets. But I did not seem to be able to set the text in a pleasing way. That lead to me discarding the idea altogether. But I still had all these 'chocolates' and thus decided to make a new (third) batch of the blank Ritter Sport Mini Books that I made last year.<br /><br />Over the time some problems with these first and second batch became apparent:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeJsRpaPWGC8h3MyB9Bnbc9Ekdxw0NGtyE3_CcpBFCxmADM9PKVce9Yc5utIMpEuiVh8OYCSQTUqqMk4w3LUknS6JpVnd0n8zonwDyAUzwYhtVHo4Cz3W2ZC6rj_lJ5INXCSvYiWTkRg/s1600-h/neue+ritter+sport+mini+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeJsRpaPWGC8h3MyB9Bnbc9Ekdxw0NGtyE3_CcpBFCxmADM9PKVce9Yc5utIMpEuiVh8OYCSQTUqqMk4w3LUknS6JpVnd0n8zonwDyAUzwYhtVHo4Cz3W2ZC6rj_lJ5INXCSvYiWTkRg/s320/neue+ritter+sport+mini+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334847730599744226" border="0" /></a>If you take a close look (click on the image for an enlarged image) you can see that the thread tears out of the chocolate foil. This is because a) the thread only loops around the thread on a earlier signature without locking - I can do this better by now, and b) the reinforcement I used for the foil (filmoplast) was insufficient.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT92FF84derzmFeJoIbaqtoOUcgQrIIQZAOeZNBi0qdp88EFN5YnisGymFyI0V0Z_80coKE7E3kyVF7g1bmiZmsOPP813aq95p3Jkm5L3dvW5W8N8lqNzAFrrsvJCdRsCp53Md0PYfniQ/s1600-h/neue+ritter+sport+mini+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT92FF84derzmFeJoIbaqtoOUcgQrIIQZAOeZNBi0qdp88EFN5YnisGymFyI0V0Z_80coKE7E3kyVF7g1bmiZmsOPP813aq95p3Jkm5L3dvW5W8N8lqNzAFrrsvJCdRsCp53Md0PYfniQ/s320/neue+ritter+sport+mini+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334847855028396338" border="0" /></a>There are more problems. I had the books on display and all but one of them are ripped. People tend to squeeze and pinch the package in trying to determine whether there is still chocolate in the covers and the foil does not stand this strain. Again I figured, I need to strengthen the foil in some way.<br /><br />And yet another problem was that the covers opened every now and then at the seams. I had used double sided tape to close them and one could easily push it back together, but still I found this very dissatisfactory. So this time I wanted to do better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjansjnz5QKNopivxBipj5aRVc628CP9B5hi9VfiGUtHl4Ujk9tSRngctc6EvaMZeVFpoLh25I3aOG0b5gyLOQYojq9sGiSpAwWlHNbnu4-xve70obUyNYplNry7SZcSyCRrLoPYxD5k1o/s1600-h/schokobuch+008+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjansjnz5QKNopivxBipj5aRVc628CP9B5hi9VfiGUtHl4Ujk9tSRngctc6EvaMZeVFpoLh25I3aOG0b5gyLOQYojq9sGiSpAwWlHNbnu4-xve70obUyNYplNry7SZcSyCRrLoPYxD5k1o/s320/schokobuch+008+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334953668748563858" border="0" /></a>I made this much better models of the chocolate so that it should feel much more like chocolate than with the initial books. I glued the foil to a piece of paper before further proceeding with the binding. And I improved the binding itself. The result can be seen on top, right next to one of the second generation - very ugly. I thought it would be good to have the pages not the size of the chocolate but of the covers. Now I see that this was a bad decision. Also I made the signatures thicker, so that the bulk at the binding should be less. O.k., the bulk was less, but the finished product looks so much less than a mini book! And finally, the paper on the back of the foil makes it a lot sturdier - but you can no longer feel the fake-chocolate inside. I could just as well not have shaped them at all, but simply put a piece of wood inside.<br /><br />So I'll take this apart again. I think I'll go for the small pages, and sewing station like in the first generation (the pink book). I'll glue paper to the foil, but I'll try a very thin Siam paper (5g per square meter) instead of the office paper (80g per square meter) that I used for the first.<br />I hope this will work better.<br />I'll let you know when there are new developments...<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-60294222291224853642009-05-08T15:39:00.006+02:002009-05-08T16:07:10.338+02:00Still only experiments<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3kFI1ABWkymcLYCsz6d9axJU3xxMe_aHcY8osd4clJb8cVrO_0DebE1ghnwPDSqHzGtdRaJEFBCMPKxnl5CouYb9azb7lVspnyF73O9z8CWccml9-L8L8PQx44qA7u0q8-dq9AZ9TZY/s1600-h/buch+230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3kFI1ABWkymcLYCsz6d9axJU3xxMe_aHcY8osd4clJb8cVrO_0DebE1ghnwPDSqHzGtdRaJEFBCMPKxnl5CouYb9azb7lVspnyF73O9z8CWccml9-L8L8PQx44qA7u0q8-dq9AZ9TZY/s320/buch+230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333451358674361938" border="0" /></a>Finally I am back in my studio. As I said before, I feel a bit threatened by the craft fair I'm going to do in August. So I turned to the more crafty and less artistic side of things. Today I shopped for more cloth and will start to make some photo albums in near future.<br />But mainly I have had too much paper work to do - forms to fill out, contracts to terminate and to conclude... And the bad thing was that, as an answer to a growing pressure with deadlines for boring stuff, I canceled my free studio time. Which made me feel bad and perform even worse. But today I granted myself about an hour free time and I can feel the wheel turning again. Sure I will soon be on top of things again. Don't know whether this will end up as a project. At the moment I think it will. But I don't want to press it yet. It's important for me to stay patient with myself and continue the work with as few pressure as I can muster.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPXX_rSzG8pTqlzBjCz9VazGvetya9Bw3_3tIlERT4Ti5cnsBXlhhgIjH_wH8PAzIjzkvmMkuNE-uNLS5FBJucFB4J27LFLrQbGULYbgr2cpFHYyJDUem1ce6NlCYrKWDkAQqCaY54lA/s1600-h/buch+229.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPXX_rSzG8pTqlzBjCz9VazGvetya9Bw3_3tIlERT4Ti5cnsBXlhhgIjH_wH8PAzIjzkvmMkuNE-uNLS5FBJucFB4J27LFLrQbGULYbgr2cpFHYyJDUem1ce6NlCYrKWDkAQqCaY54lA/s320/buch+229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333450683772714226" border="0" /></a><br />This little book object is about 3 cm high, 2cm wide. The pages cannot be moved at all. It is fixed like you see it. Neither can the pages be turned, nor could you change the angle at the spine. Also the one page that seems to be loose on the top picture is absolutely firm. You can't turn it without breaking it. The photo below shows the picture that I cut to pieces and made into the booklet:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8DCMFkJSK-PnE8LdQDw6-RkJiPuohGZZNdzSGtU8f7bvwcKFAqBpAxGeA_L70pwqK2ytttqAmN5GVA748Rongdlhoi2HucQCT8CQ9L_a7mlFvVjMOowQt6UCbFVsOqxcNd-vFCDXrd4/s1600-h/buch+228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8DCMFkJSK-PnE8LdQDw6-RkJiPuohGZZNdzSGtU8f7bvwcKFAqBpAxGeA_L70pwqK2ytttqAmN5GVA748Rongdlhoi2HucQCT8CQ9L_a7mlFvVjMOowQt6UCbFVsOqxcNd-vFCDXrd4/s320/buch+228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333451929544107410" border="0" /></a>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-38481040321540445982009-05-05T12:45:00.005+02:002010-12-22T11:48:21.002+01:00Linocut with traditional linoleum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKdtgOUNQGmiRw-68Rv-o8q4EmvXswgxB_diNeor0vdfVOu3mkftq7aDuUwoObHwqYlwWB7dBNGn49JGNYELz6HKioFRLJkn1iYkhN158L8O0WgyBiRru0X_CFEL9wfrz0saMEuMlfbc/s1600-h/Hefte+mit+barockem+etikett.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKdtgOUNQGmiRw-68Rv-o8q4EmvXswgxB_diNeor0vdfVOu3mkftq7aDuUwoObHwqYlwWB7dBNGn49JGNYELz6HKioFRLJkn1iYkhN158L8O0WgyBiRru0X_CFEL9wfrz0saMEuMlfbc/s320/Hefte+mit+barockem+etikett.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332269897374620786" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Mhm, bis jetzt hat sich noch niemand beschwert, dass ich ganz auf die Englische Sprache umgeschwungen bin. Ich fände es schade, wenn ich dadurch Leser verlieren würde. Eigentlich denke ich die meiste Zeit über Buchbinden in einem Kauderwelsch von Englisch und Deutsch nach, in dem ich am liebsten auch schreiben würde - aber das würde dann wahrscheinlich gar keiner mehr verstehen. Mal schauen, was ich auf Dauer so mache, heute aber mal wieder Englisch. Wenn euch Dinge näher interessieren, die ihr aber nicht (richtig) versteht, gerne nochmal nachfragen!</span><br /><br />Yesterday I cut and stamped these new labels. And I took the time to show you the process.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nZGrmGK78Yd76lyMYUi_vOW75ZMR41Y6nmttV5kROibGPImrC1bZIodwQLsNE6JdlziCKTc0IVgzUnWltpNJHHvX8zvNS-NS9pvptDVrW1secuJ7FHq-zzQftAObJmTOrybadlC8LwU/s1600-h/lino+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nZGrmGK78Yd76lyMYUi_vOW75ZMR41Y6nmttV5kROibGPImrC1bZIodwQLsNE6JdlziCKTc0IVgzUnWltpNJHHvX8zvNS-NS9pvptDVrW1secuJ7FHq-zzQftAObJmTOrybadlC8LwU/s320/lino+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332270254629557426" border="0" /></a>This is how traditional linoleum looks like. According to my knowledge it is available under the name artist's lino in art supply stores. Its advantage compared to the soft lino that I was reviewing before is that is is firm and slightly brittle. This makes is possible to work out finer details. (If you need to go even more detailed you have to switch to harder materials, for example wood.)<br /><br />The first thing to do is to sand the surface a bit to rub off some of the really hard finish on which it is very easy to slip with the carving knife. In the following picture you see at the left the (not yet completely) sanded lino.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyXyLOUsnV2vmpWS-xB9qXiouhBFXOQvOf9CR-xnGVmas3_demH-PMZZe3vQeMsQbfNE14bcPpZqP9Vd4PbPXJ8Mck9VZyFLuN6SDGrBaFaSN-2zEI7uRER8joL1-Q7OTZaLRcFnB97Q/s1600-h/lino+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyXyLOUsnV2vmpWS-xB9qXiouhBFXOQvOf9CR-xnGVmas3_demH-PMZZe3vQeMsQbfNE14bcPpZqP9Vd4PbPXJ8Mck9VZyFLuN6SDGrBaFaSN-2zEI7uRER8joL1-Q7OTZaLRcFnB97Q/s320/lino+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332272061220853074" border="0" /></a>When the lino is evenly sanded and cleaned, I painted them with thinned white water color:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOB67ccOUtNAav9p2ypyrtTDfn20bVSTXRfAxSyuAz4_yq3Cn1HK-gif0LX5WLKBGnyigRaiOMw46ZvQpAA4remTwN-FGY5Gxuv-9j_s9yaI7sRxUSJbgHhXmClmHefKVK5PREfbblTI/s1600-h/lino+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOB67ccOUtNAav9p2ypyrtTDfn20bVSTXRfAxSyuAz4_yq3Cn1HK-gif0LX5WLKBGnyigRaiOMw46ZvQpAA4remTwN-FGY5Gxuv-9j_s9yaI7sRxUSJbgHhXmClmHefKVK5PREfbblTI/s320/lino+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332273203345273714" border="0" /></a>Let it completely dry. - This shouldn't take long and afterwards it looks like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcJsPGrgFDGNKzfC4rWetzjL0wgqwxYLdBsBgr06tGdvMSo0bweCNBZjeFc17Ip54zeEEK7sGGSKcTyTOvib_rvzE8sY9ipAt9EvL-BWAKp0lR0kXvxyACiDTGN6rUx-LGkqtNWPlFFA/s1600-h/lino+04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcJsPGrgFDGNKzfC4rWetzjL0wgqwxYLdBsBgr06tGdvMSo0bweCNBZjeFc17Ip54zeEEK7sGGSKcTyTOvib_rvzE8sY9ipAt9EvL-BWAKp0lR0kXvxyACiDTGN6rUx-LGkqtNWPlFFA/s320/lino+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332273308302913314" border="0" /></a>The advantage of the whitened surface is that it is easier to see the pencil marks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVbCRa9-R4yZTMeKWvCBwmhLiqxVXzULDzMgwi4RTZQA43CDrwzrIPhjoLLOyyclVxQqvUEDKmd689To9mCip38G9xVo_e9Rv5KvKUorVHTvhbvae0xD3Mtxrg50VSyJBuhc3MY6nl2Q/s1600-h/lino+05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVbCRa9-R4yZTMeKWvCBwmhLiqxVXzULDzMgwi4RTZQA43CDrwzrIPhjoLLOyyclVxQqvUEDKmd689To9mCip38G9xVo_e9Rv5KvKUorVHTvhbvae0xD3Mtxrg50VSyJBuhc3MY6nl2Q/s320/lino+05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332273718082871826" border="0" /></a>You can now directly sketch on the lino with a soft pencil. Don't use sharpened pencils, because their pressure could already effect your prints. If something is not to your liking, you can try to rub it of with a usual rubber or simply wash the pencil marks off with a damp cloth - then you may want to apply white paint again.<br /><br />There are also techniques to transfer images that you happen to have already onto the lino. You could for example trace an image printed on a sheet of paper with a soft pencil, and then rub it then onto the whitened lino. Then you get a mirror image of course!<br /><br />Once you have your image on the lino, you start cutting away everything that you want 'white' in your print. (White means in this case the area where you don't want to print.)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A general warning: Remember to cut away from your body and fingers all the time!</span><br />You start by tracing all areas with a contour knife. In this case I simply used an exacto knife for this task. Generally you want a sharp knife with a blade not too flexible. Hold it as a slight angle away from the area that will remain on the lino, so that the edges of an area don't break off while printing:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDm2WU3Sf0tQYYI9941kUdi_C1205XrMN49tlr7d_vDGlPwaF6P5B8y_t0RIb5t_fz6fBNAsYZhHbW8bzWjsd1-bxSL_bb4I7oOu0Asz-OIGL0JzSQNFUBjH26InaaLQ5dcsNUJclM6qk/s1600-h/cutting+lino.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDm2WU3Sf0tQYYI9941kUdi_C1205XrMN49tlr7d_vDGlPwaF6P5B8y_t0RIb5t_fz6fBNAsYZhHbW8bzWjsd1-bxSL_bb4I7oOu0Asz-OIGL0JzSQNFUBjH26InaaLQ5dcsNUJclM6qk/s320/cutting+lino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332277657750384946" border="0" /></a>Very fine details like very thin areas between two areas may already be removed that way. Then you take the V-shaped cutting tool and take away more lino. Again I trace the areas first and then take away more of the small areas. I can't mention this often enough: <span style="font-style: italic;">Always push the knife in a direction away from your body and fingers!</span> The tools are very sharp. You <span style="font-style: italic;">will</span> definitely slip at one time and you don't want to risk cutting away fingers or stabbing yourself. Instead of turning the knife (possibly towards your body or fingers) rather turn the lino when cutting around corners.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8xs-O877UvHwzkUn3-mWoxsvbgQVU89-CFLM3kziyuI8bYQei7sWQjQIwaZ-uGADbIeIu1ywaFkAEPNmYrxOXxw_Azd9h8rC3iUfehR2WfJt3HXOW7ZuiCt-GFz23NO1OBU0QWiJBp0/s1600-h/lino+06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8xs-O877UvHwzkUn3-mWoxsvbgQVU89-CFLM3kziyuI8bYQei7sWQjQIwaZ-uGADbIeIu1ywaFkAEPNmYrxOXxw_Azd9h8rC3iUfehR2WfJt3HXOW7ZuiCt-GFz23NO1OBU0QWiJBp0/s320/lino+06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332278362270577442" border="0" /></a>You don't need to cut very deep, essentially you only need to scratch the surface. Depth is needed to make the coloring of the plate easier. But already a slight dent in the surface will show in the print. So be careful where you rest your knife and how you store your linoleum.<br />The deeper you cut the more strength you will need, and the more strength you apply the more likely your knife will slip and ruin your work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuao-KC-q4fSSxIFyI_9DGoA3E8CJLuKnuNgppTr8C1Hxsm06FtqVLiIxXR54BvvLBfBTv4VnWZi5q8HaksvWuw-Za-DAXxRmGfJQQqPcwq3Dz2Wq39ZGUNTc-1kH0ufwgSJgaxG0IcE/s1600-h/lino+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuao-KC-q4fSSxIFyI_9DGoA3E8CJLuKnuNgppTr8C1Hxsm06FtqVLiIxXR54BvvLBfBTv4VnWZi5q8HaksvWuw-Za-DAXxRmGfJQQqPcwq3Dz2Wq39ZGUNTc-1kH0ufwgSJgaxG0IcE/s320/lino+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332279145556269762" border="0" /></a>Here I am finished with the V-shaped knife and take the U-shaped tool in my hand. With the U-shaped tool it's easier to cut shallow and take away larger areas. I started taking away the interior. I generally like to start with the areas where I have to concentrate more (i.e. slipping is really bad) and pass on to those where I have to concentrate less.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEQMVDWYOySY5zoXQYuJ-g2NCNrU8335AYLXVKbKxq9PAs8At0YAkkg1zVW9bmRhM1CQTGAWtbDhFbn6sC3De_ITYG63tjnVvkwJZ8bB_1CJcNtAQjgP4cNW9qd8KF__ANLl-EX7ylDM/s1600-h/lino+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEQMVDWYOySY5zoXQYuJ-g2NCNrU8335AYLXVKbKxq9PAs8At0YAkkg1zVW9bmRhM1CQTGAWtbDhFbn6sC3De_ITYG63tjnVvkwJZ8bB_1CJcNtAQjgP4cNW9qd8KF__ANLl-EX7ylDM/s320/lino+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332280744951206162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDzi1j31083Nk48c_7fXRxU9dlwhmGryEoXpjkO-3pyozyUwvY1UvNTiqt2nnzVVewKA2BPdohnBknRenom_Ju2ouAklajcX5VNis3ugaat0UrD_AgVCEAPyj55uG1t5LzGsOYx_YgOs/s1600-h/lino+10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDzi1j31083Nk48c_7fXRxU9dlwhmGryEoXpjkO-3pyozyUwvY1UvNTiqt2nnzVVewKA2BPdohnBknRenom_Ju2ouAklajcX5VNis3ugaat0UrD_AgVCEAPyj55uG1t5LzGsOYx_YgOs/s320/lino+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332280820856790530" border="0" /></a>Now I cut around the motif, inside the area where I already took away some lino. When bend the lino will easily break, and then you can use ordinary scissors to cut through the jute on the back to cut out the printing block.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz0I9oSiswOtUSRIOWYHfhBQ9HnKkpDmJztunoQRa8fh-dyE_aa-IEPdkFqjSgKo3Ad4icJJzY2wW5wkqv1cHFT9_-g_cMdofcj6bDU1YzzAwua7jpSUIK7Dph9oHBBah0bzZGf3j-5w/s1600-h/lino+11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz0I9oSiswOtUSRIOWYHfhBQ9HnKkpDmJztunoQRa8fh-dyE_aa-IEPdkFqjSgKo3Ad4icJJzY2wW5wkqv1cHFT9_-g_cMdofcj6bDU1YzzAwua7jpSUIK7Dph9oHBBah0bzZGf3j-5w/s320/lino+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332281819293344690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Before you start printing, wash away the white paint!</span><br />The printing itself is the same as I have <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/03/production-of-small-edition-day-14.html">already described </a>it when printing the <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/search/label/book%20art%3A%20the%20smiley%20oracle">smiley oracle</a>. In this case you'll probably won't need soap for the paint (another advantage of sanding the lino). Another advantage of this traditional linoleum compared to the soft lino is that you can print with oil based colors (if you think this is an advantage, there are pros and cons regarding the choice of paint).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYwLi9H2ZoZF_GgryO4RpOUxU8W-5lPx4b0gMHNFb4KrrNtX1h1C1sZrdD6LnDuylmHC7HZVOhWwOMUOgfy2NTbFC-8AIS83ptsZCl31VUvG1208q1Q3KJYNKsheEu8zVL4oNTQWovHM/s1600-h/lino+13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYwLi9H2ZoZF_GgryO4RpOUxU8W-5lPx4b0gMHNFb4KrrNtX1h1C1sZrdD6LnDuylmHC7HZVOhWwOMUOgfy2NTbFC-8AIS83ptsZCl31VUvG1208q1Q3KJYNKsheEu8zVL4oNTQWovHM/s320/lino+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332282858006193074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO4miweKNTY_D2BFLp-UiVupfuDqzsGX4CAKibXM7a9EVRwNSUeEf828imZXVileACp-9uDep2SAprnWDf2FiDyjupdS0s9IddqXDWeYPcHjEAgOFpvfZmKZWghPqBMvjrRyzdpn7Emw/s1600-h/lino+12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO4miweKNTY_D2BFLp-UiVupfuDqzsGX4CAKibXM7a9EVRwNSUeEf828imZXVileACp-9uDep2SAprnWDf2FiDyjupdS0s9IddqXDWeYPcHjEAgOFpvfZmKZWghPqBMvjrRyzdpn7Emw/s320/lino+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332282779110988466" border="0" /></a>Afterwards you may want to take care of your tools. I am using oil stones to sharpen my cutting tools. They look like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ne8yD2ug3FOKVdAZSKKHwwIHb1r6G_7tsZc9khTMQlxeJPFzQttINXitGo4uynOLC8oOwQe_bZmEehdmd7FH4NKj2Nu4le2e5S9bggYShWZ3lwXMr46KJfKkeksBoTZz7jgA-xZ14BM/s1600-h/lino+14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ne8yD2ug3FOKVdAZSKKHwwIHb1r6G_7tsZc9khTMQlxeJPFzQttINXitGo4uynOLC8oOwQe_bZmEehdmd7FH4NKj2Nu4le2e5S9bggYShWZ3lwXMr46KJfKkeksBoTZz7jgA-xZ14BM/s320/lino+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332283120164156642" border="0" /></a>In my set are 4 different stones, <s>with increasing roughness from right to left</s> (note: that's bollocks, they are all the same roughness). You start sharpening your knife on the roughest and proceed to the finest stone. (edit: if you have different roughnesses.) I use mineral oil on these stone, others work also with water. Rub a bit of it on your stone, then we start with the V-shaped tool:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN2pVDLESmiNKZ92QG4EkDoSjBO0jthpTfuJ9DA1t4FMYQUkoLfEwMkThRkPF4gfN_bYWv9X-b1SZbIeNzWljeIXSEEWAXRJFuvq9Ejs-P5ewBSA4JK7Mi2ClqhCsvH1XH8CtBFx-rL8/s1600-h/lino+15+kleiner+mit+pfeil.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN2pVDLESmiNKZ92QG4EkDoSjBO0jthpTfuJ9DA1t4FMYQUkoLfEwMkThRkPF4gfN_bYWv9X-b1SZbIeNzWljeIXSEEWAXRJFuvq9Ejs-P5ewBSA4JK7Mi2ClqhCsvH1XH8CtBFx-rL8/s320/lino+15+kleiner+mit+pfeil.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332283799547356882" border="0" /></a>Since it was already sharpened, you just have to have a close look at it to figure out the right angle in which to rub it on the stone. Rub both arms of the V back and forth in the correct angle - maybe ten times. You should have so much oil on your stone that you have a thin film of it on top that you push around with your blade. If you click on the picture you can see it. You do this on all four stone - and your tool is sharp again. Oil the blade lightly, wipe off any excess and store you tool.<br />Now we take care of the U-shaped knife:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeAaC2A0Y8UXvA3LEnEORfbw55c36Dr3Y7AaqVZtHkaBxhduhyZ5WDSUlNAGrqU_QKlAtb1Bh_TLELeV3Qk6b-hFWIG0dtpHR16AhFKr0_ZuQvhcdfD8BRGlvMfNs8R_h6muz9CrTVIk/s1600-h/lino+16+kleiner+mit+pfeil.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeAaC2A0Y8UXvA3LEnEORfbw55c36Dr3Y7AaqVZtHkaBxhduhyZ5WDSUlNAGrqU_QKlAtb1Bh_TLELeV3Qk6b-hFWIG0dtpHR16AhFKr0_ZuQvhcdfD8BRGlvMfNs8R_h6muz9CrTVIk/s320/lino+16+kleiner+mit+pfeil.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332283720396214370" border="0" /></a>Again you should be able to see the correct angle because it was already sharpened. This time you don't push it back and forth, but sideways, turning the knife around. Also go from the roughest to the smoothest stone, wipe off excess oil and store your tool.<br /><br />In either case you don't need any strength here. You should rub the blades lightly, just so that you get a faint sound. Don't press too hard. If you feel your knife is rather getting dull than sharp, you are using the wrong angle. Just start over again and don't be afraid to try again. It needs some exercise before your wrist knows how to hold and to turn the knives.<br /><br />Now have fun trying it yourself, don't hesitate to ask further questions. On the left bar you can see the tag <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/search/label/technique%3A%20linoleum">'techniques: linoleum'</a>, click it to read related posts.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-79736551994688798132009-05-02T15:27:00.004+02:002009-05-02T18:24:44.001+02:00Headbands<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3494088792/" title="headband by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3494088792_991ab1c348_o.jpg" alt="headband" width="400" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Already some weeks ago (must be two months already) I bought the book "Headbands. How to work them" by Jane Greenfield and Jenny Hille. It's still too early to write a review of the book. I have not yet read much more than the first instruction for this headband with the beads on the edge, above. This was the very first headband I stitched and I must say I am rather pleased with the outcome. - It was much easier than I had anticipated, so it must be a good instruction. But of course the stitching has a lot of flaws. If you click on the image you'll get to my Flickr page and there I've added some tags, hinting at the most obvious mistakes.<br />The second try was already a slight improvement:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3494088886/" title="headband by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3376/3494088886_3be24551d9_o.jpg" alt="headband" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />Unfortunately the book block itself is rather crappy. My paper cutter continues to work extremely bad. I think I'll have to turn back to cutting the pages by hand: The cut is not perpendicular to the table, the knife, a replacement I only recently ordered, reached me dented.<br />And the worst thing about the book that has nothing to do with bad equipment: the edge coloring (swirly blue) is flaking off.<br /><br />What do you usually do with books that turn out that bad? Take them apart? Keep them to yourself? I'd like to hear your opinions. I usually don't take them apart. This particular one will probably stay unfinished, tossed in some corner of my studio.<br />I made another book yesterday, another trial with a new technique, which is a complete color fail - I won't show it here. Take it apart? Maybe I will do that.<br /><br />I'll close with showing you some more photos. These are from the mirror twin of the buttonhole I made recently. Now with the fancy paper outside:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3494127670/" title="Buttonhole - Inverted by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3494127670_85e1155af1_b.jpg" alt="Buttonhole - Inverted" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3493310935/" title="Buttonhole - Inverted by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3493310935_cdbc0fd9a6_b.jpg" alt="Buttonhole - Inverted" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3494128344/" title="Buttonhole - Inverted by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3494128344_cca327f78d_b.jpg" alt="Buttonhole - Inverted" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /></div></div></div>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-70482610646974485912009-04-29T18:20:00.012+02:002009-04-29T18:48:34.900+02:00A little slow today<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3485637061/" title="Buttonhole/Longstitch Hybrid by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/3485637061_f3895d11b3.jpg" alt="Buttonhole/Longstitch Hybrid" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />For some reason - I don't know why - I feel kind of cast down today. It's not like something bad happened, or that I would be thinking sad thoughts. It's just so gray outside, I'm a little tired, a little bored and somehow a little slow with everything I do. Above and below you see pictures of the only book I made today. It is filled with paper that I folded last week. There are still 3 more books to do until I have used up those book blocks that I created in an outburst of working power <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-sunday-it-will-be-one-year-since.html">last Friday</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFZupeO_sTi6Ba6o-ebM6fj_TiE0eOf_x2t004r51z1eq-w5zRJjMQveRyVPqWUCQigodKfTVhPmvJIQePvKeyfkvj53YZGL-TgLKnnuFapNhgOlA84wUrsGhiQeOS3YykfvuD13yVXU/s1600-h/buttonhole-blau-weiss03+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFZupeO_sTi6Ba6o-ebM6fj_TiE0eOf_x2t004r51z1eq-w5zRJjMQveRyVPqWUCQigodKfTVhPmvJIQePvKeyfkvj53YZGL-TgLKnnuFapNhgOlA84wUrsGhiQeOS3YykfvuD13yVXU/s320/buttonhole-blau-weiss03+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330155692465352690" border="0" /></a>Besides this book, I also worked on a book for the <a href="http://www.bookartsforum.com/forum/">book arts forum</a> swap. The theme this time is "Something New" and we agreed to all use a material we never worked with before. Possibly one that is not usually used for books. It was me who suggested this swap, and that so many people decided to join it, made me glad and feel more accepted in the community there.<br />But I am not really convinced by my approach so far. I had an idea that I still think is funny and witty. But it just doesn't seem to work. I'll have to see whether I am still dissatisfied with it tomorrow. (It may be that today is just a bad day for me to judge my work. See above). Luckily there is still some time left, but at the moment I feel like a) I shouldn't have made that suggestion because b) I already made all the books I could have entered in this swap - from which hat should I pull another one?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3486453326/" title="Buttonhole/Longstitch Hybrid by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/3486453326_485713469d_b.jpg" alt="Buttonhole/Longstitch Hybrid" width="400" /></a><br /></div>I mentioned another swap on Friday: Since about two months I am a proud member of the Bookbinding Etsy Street Team - abbreviated by BEST ;-). In the team we are having a book swap every 2 months. The good things about participating: I get a new nice journal or other book from one of my team members. And my book is shown and my name and shop mentioned on our <a href="http://etsybooks.blogspot.com/">team blog</a>, where you can also find other information about our shops and tips and hints about books and keeping a journal. If you want to see more of the books we make just enter the keyword 'bookbindingteam' into the search box on <a href="http://etsy.com/">Etsy.</a><br />So this other book went to Canada yesterday. I forgot to make a picture of it, but Rhonda will make some, and then I can show it to you.<br />The following is a picture she made of my books for the last swap in March, she also blogged about it <a href="http://etsybooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/book-swap-6-buechertiger.html">here</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QOkcMZDvIfMB-cd_IeR9II2KGDbNXdLaXCqCdN3WfKCwm0PJ6aTdFkRrflmTEVvAP4y95XDOhOz3TQg49JwfFnKcFq3YArygHjZnY4bzrBRRUwiF1Wz_rh5RtgZq-eYxe591EqaOCyo/s1600-h/hilke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QOkcMZDvIfMB-cd_IeR9II2KGDbNXdLaXCqCdN3WfKCwm0PJ6aTdFkRrflmTEVvAP4y95XDOhOz3TQg49JwfFnKcFq3YArygHjZnY4bzrBRRUwiF1Wz_rh5RtgZq-eYxe591EqaOCyo/s320/hilke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330144730049326610" border="0" /></a>Other than that:<br />I don't think that the Künstlersozialkasse KSK with accept me as an artist. Being accepted would mean I could participate in the governmental social security system with the KSK paying half of it for me. As a self employed artist I am at the moment not fully secured. I don't want to try to explain the totally crazy and complicated German system. Just note that it is important to me.<br />I asked for and was granted an extension of the time until I have to provide them with evidence of serious artist activity. That means, I have to win an art prize, participate in an juried exibition or silmilar.<br />I am planning to apply for some shows, but as today I don't know how I should provide the required proof of being an artist until mid May.<br />I asked for the extension because I thought that until then I might have established a working contract with <a href="http://www.vampandtramp.com/finepress/index.html">Vamp & Tramp</a>, and that this contract could be such a piece of evidence. But today I received an Email saying that I won't hear from them until mid of May - I thought they would be back on May first. So that will anyway be too late.<br />The most frustrating thing is that, apparently, the mistake I made was to apply as a book artist. Those are under suspicion of working as a craftsman book binder. I should have applied as graphic artist or something similar and I probably wouldn't have had these problems.<br /><br />Thanks for reading. For the next blog post I will be in a better mood. Hopefully<br /><br />edit: I forgot to mention that this book, as well as those that I made the last days are all meant to be sold on a craft fair I am going to participate in August. It's still some time until then, but I'll need to fill a two meter long table. How many books do I need to do that? - I am a little intimidated by this... but this will be the content of another post.Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-20830974252811133242009-04-27T14:56:00.006+02:002009-04-27T16:03:54.450+02:00Die Freude, mehr als eines zu machen<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3468150684/" title="to touch and to cut by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3468150684_e18532d487.jpg" alt="to touch and to cut" width="400" /></a><br /></div>All die kleinen Büchlein in Reih' und Glied in dieser simplen Schachtel, die ich mal eben für diese Edition gemacht habe - mmhm! Es fällt mir schwer, in einem Wort zu beschreiben, welche Art Freude ich empfinde, wenn ich sie mir anschaue. Also mache ich mal einen Versuch mit mehr Worten, aber erst:<br /><br />Eine Entschuldigung an meine nicht Deutsch lesenenden Leser dafür, dass dieser Eintrag nur auf Deutsch sein wird. Und eine weitere Entschuldigung an diejenigen, die kein Englisch lesen und den letzten Eintrag nicht verstanden haben. Ich denke darüber nach, diesen Blog nur einsprachig zu führen: Gibt es eigentlich Leser unter euch, die traurig wären, wenn ich komplett auf Englisch wechseln würden?<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">An apology to all my readers who don't read German. - I have not finally switched to German. Just this post grew that long, that I thought it better to keep it in just one Language. In this post I am trying to find an explanation why I started to find making editions attractive. I might post an English translation of these thoughts in the next days, if I don't find something more interesting to talk about in the meantime.</span><br /><br />Als ich letztes Jahr angefangen habe, viele Tagebücher zu binden, war ich stolz darauf, dass keine zwei gleich aussahen. Ich hätte damals wahrscheinlich gesagt: "Ich habe so viele Ideen, dass ich keines zweimal machen <span style="font-style: italic;">muss</span>". Ich dachte, wenn ich wirklich mal mehrere Bücher ganz gleich machen müsste, dann wäre mir das bestimmt total langweilig.<br />Aber manchmal, wenn ich gerade ein neues Buch fertig gemacht habe, fällt es mir ausgesprochen schwer, darüber nachzudenken, es zu verkaufen. Ehrlich gesagt, fällt es mir sogar schwer, sie aus dem Blick zu lassen. Ich muss es immer wieder, geradezu verliebt anschauen. Und dann wundere ich mich darüber, dass sie wirklich meiner Hände Werk sind.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3074538387/" title="Book with wings by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/3074538387_7a83d3e56d.jpg" alt="Book with wings" width="400"/></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Mit dem Flügelbuch ist es mir zum Beispiel so gegangen: Ich hatte es erst 2 Monate in meinem Arbeitszimmer stehen, bis ich über die Verwunderung, dass ich fast aus Versehen etwas von diesem Aussehen geschaffen hatte, überwunden hatte. - Und bereit war, das Buch aus der Hand zu geben.<br /><br />Jemand hat mal über seine Kunstwerke geschrieben: Entweder gefallen sie mir nicht, dann mag ich sie auch für Geld nicht verkaufen, denn ich schäme mich für sie. Oder sie gefallen mir so gut, dass ich sie gar nicht verkaufen mag. Und wenn dann jemand kommt und sich bewundernd über sie äußert, würde ich diesem Menschen das Werk vor Freude am liebsten schenken.<br />- So geht es mir auch mit vielen meiner Bücher - nur leider lässt sich von einem solchen Verhalten nicht leben.<br /><br />Das erste Buch, von dem ich von Anfang an vor hatte, mehrere zu machen, war das Buch für den Swap um Weihnachten herum:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3236294711/" title="Modern Nag Hammadi Interpretation Book #2 - Inside, Print by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3236294711_0545811e69.jpg" alt="Modern Nag Hammadi Interpretation Book #2 - Inside, Print" width="400"/></a><br /></div>Ich hatte so viel Zeit in das Projekt gesteckt (fast 2 Monate), dass ich dachte, ich will das Buch dann nicht einfach sofort weggeben müssen und vielleicht nie wieder davon hören. Und da ich es für einen Tausch gemacht hatte, war natürlich klar, dass ich es weggeben würde.<br /><br />Die erste echte Edition, die ich dann gemacht habe, habe ich hier ja aufwändig dokumentiert: Das Smiley Orakel<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3391226015/" title="The Smiley Oracle - The Whole Edition by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3391226015_e6fb2b04bb.jpg" alt="The Smiley Oracle - The Whole Edition" width="400"/></a><br /></div>Und ich habe die Langeweile, die ich befürchtet hatte, auch ab zu gespürt. (Vielleicht habe ich mich ja deswegen nicht für eine einzige Farbe entscheiden können.) Aber jetzt ist es so schön, dass ich einige der Büchlein weggeben kann - und ich gebe sie gerne weg, weil ich ja stolz auf sie bin - und sie trotzdem noch hier habe und sie ansehen kann, wenn ich das will.<br /><br />Als ich mit dem "to touch and to cut" Büchlein angefangen habe, war ziemlich schnell klar, dass ich wieder mehrere machen würde. Die 20 Exemplare waren relativ schnell gemacht - 4 Arbeitstage oder so und ich war fertig. Ich habe schon eines verkauft und 2 verschenkt und habe immernoch so viele. :-) Der Gedanke, dass meine Werke in der Welt und nicht nur in unserem Wohnzimmer zu finden sind, freut mich. Und das es Leute gibt, meine Bücher so gelungen finden, dass sie bereit sind, sie zu kaufen, freut mich auch auf eine ganz besondere Weise.<br />Ich schaue mir an, wie die satt roten, Büchlein seidig im Licht glänzen, und freue mich auf so vielen Ebenen: Wie sie aussehen, dass <span style="font-style: italic;">ich</span> sie gemacht habe, dass ich sie noch hier habe, dass andere sie haben, dass sie anderen gefallen... Ich freue mich über jedes einzelne und darüber, dass ich mehr als eines habe.<br /><br />Ich habe durchaus vor, noch one-of-a-kinds zu machen. Die Tatsache, dass es etwas nur ein einziges Mal gibt, erhöht eben nicht nur seinen materiellen (die Arbeitszeit pro Buch ist damit natürlich höher), sondern eben besonders auch seinen gefühlten Wert. Aber ich habe auch vor, in Zukunft mehr Editionen zu machen.<br /><br />Und meine Scheu, einfach mal zwei Dinge nach dem gleichen Konzept zu machen, habe ich damit auch verloren, wie man an meinen Taschenbüchlein vom Freitag sieht. Und mit einem Bild von den beiden verabschiede ich mich für heute. Bis demnächst!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3471463660/" title="Two books with braids on their backs by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3471463660_9b6b9aa8ee.jpg" alt="Two books with braids on their backs" width="400"/></a><br /><br /></div></div></div>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-68085595006504403302009-04-24T19:47:00.007+02:002009-04-25T09:10:38.946+02:00Promises<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3471463660/" title="Two books with braids on their backs by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3471463660_9b6b9aa8ee.jpg" alt="Two books with braids on their backs" width="500" height="333" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This morning during the breakfast and general day planning I said to my husband who during the week takes most of the housekeeping load: "I won't work long today, I'll clean up the flat at least partially. Then tomorrow we'll get the rest done quickly and can spend the rest of the weekend without having to care about scrubbing the floor."<br />O.k., can you guess where it went? Of course the flat is as dirty as before, and I prepared the signatures for 7 books, 3 book blocks are already bound and glued and are waiting to be cut and edge decorated, 2 are still relaxing under some weights (for one swap each, but this is a different story and will be told another time) and 2 are bound without glue and already finished. I took the picture above with the last rays of the evening sun.<br />- Just so that you know: This was not a short working day.<br /><br />Enjoy your weekend and thanks for reading!<br /></div></div>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-56251745510037900582009-04-23T10:50:00.006+02:002009-04-23T11:48:10.019+02:00"to touch and to cut"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUGLp8DDVOSxvosUFK90kSOvfEPqQM6OfaIjIf0NkqiM0UbeRh8-PTpUO6ii5FCTTfoL5N96tMwQh0trT0_FoanlYaVSuG_iLJLa7tKWJnNQCFbw5D-2F_awvNOPm5Uo4T1O8ASK4uNE/s1600-h/to+touch+and+to+cut+13+-+ganze+Edition+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUGLp8DDVOSxvosUFK90kSOvfEPqQM6OfaIjIf0NkqiM0UbeRh8-PTpUO6ii5FCTTfoL5N96tMwQh0trT0_FoanlYaVSuG_iLJLa7tKWJnNQCFbw5D-2F_awvNOPm5Uo4T1O8ASK4uNE/s320/to+touch+and+to+cut+13+-+ganze+Edition+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327779796455153042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Last Saturday I </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/04/yet-another-new-project.html">already mentioned it</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">, since then I have been working like a bee. And now my second book that comes in an edition is finished! This time it is an edition of 20. I'll show you some more pictures before I continue babbling about my newest book:</span><br /><br />Letzten Samstag habe ich schon erwähnt, dass ich ein einem neuen Projekt arbeite. Seitdem war ich wirklich fleißig und nun ist meine zweite Edition fertig. Dieses Büchlein hat eine Auflage von 20. Bevor ich weiter über mein neuestes Werk erzähle und mich über die Freuden, eine Edition zu machen ergehe, schaut euch doch noch ein paar Bilder an:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMdyRN10pRjIOUMmKQkdXD1sMXrv8nQo2O79iynk_09fv1YfCYspM4oWxZg9Y893PaaO0_82qqvaWaow9oa4NDWipvhuqrzSyco_oFPYYopO8ysXtxAqf4-KxWIbIsJE5rtmJkoXJBcg/s1600-h/to+touch+and+to+cut+02+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMdyRN10pRjIOUMmKQkdXD1sMXrv8nQo2O79iynk_09fv1YfCYspM4oWxZg9Y893PaaO0_82qqvaWaow9oa4NDWipvhuqrzSyco_oFPYYopO8ysXtxAqf4-KxWIbIsJE5rtmJkoXJBcg/s320/to+touch+and+to+cut+02+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327780547892436130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_kaxtcGF1hKpA6Dakf_o3JQ5jOHCD5e8CyT0sxFwopwqdXUHL-vZQvvBUjE9RpxAma8f_g4dAlwfx12iuR3R7elp9ktydauXC7T4S6mutxaSrKJ1ryMOGPR8JEcZSHE7_i1u7QpaiRA/s1600-h/to+touch+and+to+cut+06+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_kaxtcGF1hKpA6Dakf_o3JQ5jOHCD5e8CyT0sxFwopwqdXUHL-vZQvvBUjE9RpxAma8f_g4dAlwfx12iuR3R7elp9ktydauXC7T4S6mutxaSrKJ1ryMOGPR8JEcZSHE7_i1u7QpaiRA/s320/to+touch+and+to+cut+06+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327780747068102306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPU0zMMyyvzrNddd-UcwZmIy081B6w3gr9Yw46Z2ulDSVjYS-3_5KTsM8zcUQBM5yb2PB8ZqVRR-DEKxLbzLxankTu0N1Jn2BKxceu2VTNVnmhmL3h1YUP4WkFdYPUmT3ry79V7i_dcHA/s1600-h/to+touch+and+to+cut+05+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPU0zMMyyvzrNddd-UcwZmIy081B6w3gr9Yw46Z2ulDSVjYS-3_5KTsM8zcUQBM5yb2PB8ZqVRR-DEKxLbzLxankTu0N1Jn2BKxceu2VTNVnmhmL3h1YUP4WkFdYPUmT3ry79V7i_dcHA/s320/to+touch+and+to+cut+05+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327780680742260194" border="0" /></a>Sieht ja ganz hübsch aus, höre ich euch sagen: "Aber warum dieser Titel: Berühren und Schneiden. Und Steckt hier überhaupt eine Aussage drin?" Nun ja, dieser Streifen Pergamentpapier, der sich so hübsch über das Cover erhebt, ist nicht an seinen Deckeln festgeklebt. Man kann ihn leicht herausziehen. Und wenn man ihn dann gegen das Licht hält...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">You might say: "This looks nice, but ist there any traditional content of this book object? Does it make any sense beyond looking nice. And why this title?" Well, the strip of parchment paper that opens in this flower shape is not glued to the covers and can easily be removed. If you do this and hold it against a light source, you see...</span> <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTaYpf_tg50LqN-Oegf9baWSZ8trnbksRPlUbxFxTzgpRm_WzIhgrUZ_zyEAZps58fAAG0b71w_9KTSlfAqA60OI1XwQnCqmVUQGQjilrYEFRrv48nFo24XyVpKH-MZHFgaYFoyL1LT8/s1600-h/to+touch+and+to+cut+12+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTaYpf_tg50LqN-Oegf9baWSZ8trnbksRPlUbxFxTzgpRm_WzIhgrUZ_zyEAZps58fAAG0b71w_9KTSlfAqA60OI1XwQnCqmVUQGQjilrYEFRrv48nFo24XyVpKH-MZHFgaYFoyL1LT8/s320/to+touch+and+to+cut+12+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327780809895146834" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">...this. You can see that the lines are not randomly distributed, they are all tangent to i.e. they all touch a common circle. At the same time they all cut through a larger circle with the same center at a common angle. This larger circle can not be seen like the small (touched) one, because actually, they do this for all larger circles. You have to know these circles are there to know that the touching lines are also cutting.</span><br /><br />Wenn man es gegen das Licht hält, erkennt man plötzlich, dass die Striche auf dem Papier gar nicht zufällig sind. Alle diese Linien sind Tangten an dem gleichen Kreis, das heißt sie berühren (to touch) diesen. Außerdem - das ist nun etwas Mathematik - schneiden (to cut) sie auch jeden größeren Kreis mit gleichem Mittelpunkt. Weil das also so viele Kreise sind, also anders als der eine Kreis an dem sie alle Tangente sind, nicht eindeutig definiert ist, sieht man die größeren Kreise nicht so, wie man den kleinen sieht. Man muss also wissen, dass die Geraden diese Eigenschaft haben, um zu sehen, dass alle Gerade die berühren, gleichzeitig auch schneiden.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://buecher.tiger.googlepages.com/totouchandtocut-Beilage.pdf">Here</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> can you download the artist statement that will be packed (printed on a nice paper) with each book. They are for sale through </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24068495">Etsy</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> in US-Dollar. Contact me if you prefer to pay in Euro (I also prefer to be paid in Euro).</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Initially I now wanted to talk about the pleasure of producing an edition. I am surprised by myself that I rather like it! It is so nice that now I can sell the books and still have them. (I always have a hard time parting with my works.) But now this blog entry has already grown so long, that I'll spare all my philosophical thoughts about that for a later entry.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br />And I just have to give you this piece of information before finishing this entry: I was featured with one of my books <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3468063708/">on the Etsy Front Page for the first time</a>!</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /></span><br /><a href="http://buecher.tiger.googlepages.com/totouchandtocut-Beilage.pdf">Hier</a> könnt ihr euch das so genannt artist statement herunterladen, wenn ihr möchtet. Es enthält nochmal Informationen zu dem Büchlein und über mich. Ich biete "to touch and to cut" über Etsy für 14$ an - meldet euch bei mir, wenn ihr lieber in Euro bezahlen möchtet - ich werde auch lieber in dieser Währung bezahlt.<br /><br />Eigentlich wollte ich noch ein bisschen darüber erzählen, dass ich immer mehr Gefallen am Produzieren von Editionen finde. Es ist so schön, diese Büchlein weggeben zu können, und doch noch welche hier bei mir zu haben. Ich trenne mich immer nur sehr schwer von meinen Werken. Aber da der Blogeintrag nun doch schon wieder relativ lang geworden ist, belasse ich es erstmal dabei und verschiebe eine genauere Erörterung auf später.<br /><br />Aber ich kann noch nicht ganz aufhören, zu schreiben, ohne diese schöne Nachricht losgeworden zu sein: Mit einem meiner Bücher war ich <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3468063708/">das erste Mal auf der Etsy-Titelseite</a>!<br /><br />Danke für's Lesen und noch eine schöne Rest-Woche.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Edit: Some more pictures </span>/ Hier sind noch ein paar mehr Bilder, die ich gerade noch gemacht hab':<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklvsBSrnoZz1dfqr9sfPUiTY5mo_IgR6dtYvBuYcbpZKIx9sdBu0sKhP6hfeADmkEi7ygdafK8HBJHVrKz4Ywm8enxPolq74GFUWksSQtFQV22a8g5eJfoZf3J6A8cY8FlglZHLb_FDg/s1600-h/to+touch+and+to+cut+17+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklvsBSrnoZz1dfqr9sfPUiTY5mo_IgR6dtYvBuYcbpZKIx9sdBu0sKhP6hfeADmkEi7ygdafK8HBJHVrKz4Ywm8enxPolq74GFUWksSQtFQV22a8g5eJfoZf3J6A8cY8FlglZHLb_FDg/s320/to+touch+and+to+cut+17+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327821095065696802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXHqTng7h3Fe3CywRwyKsWRtfFxgpK_fnYLUXWQAnOCOspNoH29huoB_bArsVg1l7sIn3w009YYeXHloT5im62I4IMlqEIGnCOfVt_iLGbnhBEa0LhtZB0rQiJgau7V_T8T_guEPwjo4/s1600-h/to+touch+and+to+cut+18+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXHqTng7h3Fe3CywRwyKsWRtfFxgpK_fnYLUXWQAnOCOspNoH29huoB_bArsVg1l7sIn3w009YYeXHloT5im62I4IMlqEIGnCOfVt_iLGbnhBEa0LhtZB0rQiJgau7V_T8T_guEPwjo4/s320/to+touch+and+to+cut+18+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327821199149978818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_K1pnd0HCJxqoLrQE3dSV2DGBmHkytrqrol_zswGBpStvOAYCoYBM3AOJAfxibiz0KM9Z3BB2SwETwEzaN9rJeqp66S_cxRgIhr1tzFajhZ0EEHo6b9qdh05397Fvx12o2iN7yR8b7ic/s1600-h/to+touch+and+to+cut+19+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_K1pnd0HCJxqoLrQE3dSV2DGBmHkytrqrol_zswGBpStvOAYCoYBM3AOJAfxibiz0KM9Z3BB2SwETwEzaN9rJeqp66S_cxRgIhr1tzFajhZ0EEHo6b9qdh05397Fvx12o2iN7yR8b7ic/s320/to+touch+and+to+cut+19+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327821306089959458" border="0" /></a>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-82571794946796549172009-04-20T09:23:00.003+02:002009-04-20T15:24:47.039+02:00New Web Find<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. - Scott Adams, The Dilbert Priciple</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Have a look here at </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://craftfail.com/">Craftfail</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">, a blog I found last week. My favorite entry so far can be found </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://craftfail.com/?p=133">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">. I wish you a good start into the new week!</span><br /><br />Ich habe mal in einer Sammlung von weisen Sprüchen den folgenden gelesen: Wir müssen von anderer Leute Fehler lernen. - Wir haben unmöglich die Zeit, sie alle selbst zu machen.<br />Leider weiß ich nicht mehr, von wem der Ausspruch war. Aber ich habe vor einiger Zeit den richtigen Blog dazu gefunden: <a href="http://craftfail.com/">Craftfail </a>(auf Englisch). Das hier ist mein Liebligseintrag bislang: <a href="http://craftfail.com/?p=133">I can explain</a><br /><br />Einen guten Start in die neue Woche wünsche ich!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-74994327387218141322009-04-18T11:00:00.001+02:002009-04-23T10:52:44.282+02:00Yet Another New Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwt9C8KUC_5UKdgAw1a4gI7ym-cVQU_ZAZ4j4cZMqkLEGu7ywQgWlAd3k5Fd5PPqa9jHKgc12hyphenhyphenWQd3ZavcH5JfFGO3LrjZtMIm9gYP6VPpzdJOCrbRPzSD11r6gaXp1cO6_pP7X0j4I/s1600-h/studio+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwt9C8KUC_5UKdgAw1a4gI7ym-cVQU_ZAZ4j4cZMqkLEGu7ywQgWlAd3k5Fd5PPqa9jHKgc12hyphenhyphenWQd3ZavcH5JfFGO3LrjZtMIm9gYP6VPpzdJOCrbRPzSD11r6gaXp1cO6_pP7X0j4I/s320/studio+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325659486412345650" border="0" /></a>Do you see these long strips of paper on which I am currently working? I received them from <a href="http://vuscor.blogspot.com/">vuscor </a>- a big thanks! - already some time ago. They are beautiful parchment paper. I am still experimenting what to do with the scraps. Initially I wanted to use them for the first joint book by me and my husband. But for one I'll need larger paper for that and furthermore he has a demanding day job which lets this project proceed only slowly. So now I am experimenting with different concepts...<br />And - yes, I know, I desperately need to tidy up my working desk. But tonight I am celebrating my second youngest sister's engagement; and at the moment you are reading this I am on the road to my parent's house.<br /><br />I wish you a nice weekend!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Ich muss dringend meinen Schreibtisch aufräumen. Seht ihr die langen Streifen schönes Pergamentpapier auf der Arbeitsfläche? Die habe ich von <a href="http://vuscor.blogspot.com/">Vuscor </a>geschenkt bekommen - vielen Dank nochmal dafür! - und ich bin gerade dabei, mit ihnen zu experimentieren. Ursprünglich wollte ich es für ein Sprachexperimentbuch benutzen, das ich gerade zusammen mit meinem Mann erarbeite, aber dafür brauche ich dann wohl doch etwas größere Seiten. Und außerdem wird es wohl bis dahin noch eine Weile dauern, und es brennt mir unter den Nägeln, etwas Schönes mit dem Material anzufangen. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Bis demnächst und ein schönes Wochenende!</span>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-66576172113006914262009-04-17T11:58:00.004+02:002009-04-17T12:16:31.248+02:00Paper - Take a look at my stashes<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3449097313/" title="Paper - mostly handmade by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3449097313_0c74601973_m.jpg" alt="Paper - mostly handmade" width="350" /></a><br /></div>I am not very pleased with the progress of my newest chocolaty project. I printed the text for inside yesterday, but discarded the idea altogether because I like none of it: Neither the text nor the idea to put it into this project. I'll have to think again about it. A good time to reorganise my paper stashes. All pictures here are links to their Flickr page where I can add notes (which I did) and tell you what types of papers they are.<br />This doesn't seem like my lucky day today. It rains, and it is rather dark. At least it isn't snowing. - So the pictures are a little dark. Sorry about that. I hope you'll enjoy my papers anyway. Thanks for reading!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3449097601/" title="papier 015 by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/3449097601_772a0ffc90_m.jpg" alt="papier 015" height="350" /></a><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Irgendwie war meine neueste Idee zum Schokobuch nicht so der Hit. Ich habe gestern den ganzen Tag daran gearbeitet, bin mit den Ergebnissen aber so unzufrieden, dass ich diese Idee erstmal aufgegeben habe. Jetzt muss ich nochmal neu nachdenken. Ein guter Tag, um meine Papiersammlung neu zu organisieren. Alle Bilder hier sind links zu ihrer Flickr Seite, wo ich (mit hilfe von notes im Bild selbst) nochmal genauer sage, um was für Papiere es sich handelt.<br />Irgendwie ist heute der Wurm drin. Es regnet, es ist dunkel, und so sind auch die Bilder etwas dunkel und grau geworden, wie der Himmel und meine Stimmung. Ich hoffe, ihr habt trotzdem ein bisschen Freude an den vielen schönen Papieren, die ich zu zeigen hab'. Bis demnächst und ein schönes Wochenende!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3449097651/" title="Paper - mostly to fill journals by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3449097651_c2347af5b9_m.jpg" alt="Paper - mostly to fill journals" height="350" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3449097537/" title="papier 014 by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3449097537_1fb94a05c9_m.jpg" alt="papier 014" height="350" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3449097465/" title="Colored paper by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/3449097465_188ea70de0_m.jpg" alt="Colored paper" height="350" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3449911898/" title="Paper - mostly machine made by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3449911898_7807caf71b_m.jpg" alt="Paper - mostly machine made" width="350" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3449911752/" title="Paper - mostly to fill journals by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3449911752_1c7ae427f3_m.jpg" alt="Paper - mostly to fill journals" width="350" /></a><br /></div>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-38279167317407995172009-04-16T08:10:00.007+02:002009-04-16T10:51:49.486+02:00Ein neues Projekt...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPS5EgnbdfGcl9Ysr94PSMDZWLcr-1z-uSwnz0JnP3sS8nF0eR6y7vcUX1Nj1tw8RFikuUJwNHFnO3BC8yuN5xPvGdLACtZzDa-WOT6H4tK-Mt5cnD19EbR7U9cyAunDV3JZD2YqA1PxQ/s1600-h/schokobuch+013+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPS5EgnbdfGcl9Ysr94PSMDZWLcr-1z-uSwnz0JnP3sS8nF0eR6y7vcUX1Nj1tw8RFikuUJwNHFnO3BC8yuN5xPvGdLACtZzDa-WOT6H4tK-Mt5cnD19EbR7U9cyAunDV3JZD2YqA1PxQ/s320/schokobuch+013+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325168288616255042" border="0" /></a>Meine Fixierung auf Lebensmittel, insbesondere Süßigkeiten ist mal wieder überdeutlich ;-) Demnächst mehr.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiKueDPnI6pt3UG6ZwjUUy008n61zyDiNcrGjjOZLXBPOvi-0HwGdAAEdVQd2yvH6kTq8dRbsPac8GvsWUZjMMS7nsvsXoLfK2G7XX6iZEBaige_8gpCQTTAWFEA9wGVBDXouNDBKGj8/s1600-h/schokobuch+008+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiKueDPnI6pt3UG6ZwjUUy008n61zyDiNcrGjjOZLXBPOvi-0HwGdAAEdVQd2yvH6kTq8dRbsPac8GvsWUZjMMS7nsvsXoLfK2G7XX6iZEBaige_8gpCQTTAWFEA9wGVBDXouNDBKGj8/s320/schokobuch+008+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325168203237431970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWyHLBaA0NCGfQhXdH1btlnfRqwMgUSW8qYoUTKIAX9wtJ8Q3b80fD3UtCgXCrKYR2JM0lHtm3V7aGe3KVHh9QbhI-xjvNzKPTGiye_lf2Ke0vf9zk48GaMfe8IZFYfBNyWAT2-bulfU/s1600-h/schokobuch+003+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWyHLBaA0NCGfQhXdH1btlnfRqwMgUSW8qYoUTKIAX9wtJ8Q3b80fD3UtCgXCrKYR2JM0lHtm3V7aGe3KVHh9QbhI-xjvNzKPTGiye_lf2Ke0vf9zk48GaMfe8IZFYfBNyWAT2-bulfU/s320/schokobuch+003+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325168041086490978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIFu21bQtR_4S2JBj-7MbcnAhoOYSa7gAPi3alZYQ7jF6xgLffBz4NbAnglXsSgN1xz7IEKRWfDqhGJfGK6rL44hb-HNigQZulIt3ZPfzu_K1sozYSj6_TMNPyUdspbHntSNv168nPD8/s1600-h/schokobuch+005+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIFu21bQtR_4S2JBj-7MbcnAhoOYSa7gAPi3alZYQ7jF6xgLffBz4NbAnglXsSgN1xz7IEKRWfDqhGJfGK6rL44hb-HNigQZulIt3ZPfzu_K1sozYSj6_TMNPyUdspbHntSNv168nPD8/s320/schokobuch+005+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325168124472603106" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I am obviously obsessed with food ;-) I'll talk more about this newest project when I am finished with printing the content of these books to be.</span>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-84045467136247138042009-04-14T13:55:00.002+02:002009-04-14T21:16:47.343+02:00Easter Baskets and Toffifay Scrolls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQryC9EzE6Aqd2YQU4-kd206xULT3HLGoa4r_2dEqEwf6L3vFEx4T-bCKySMu66rn6a6PgWrHzXWY8-JEgm_vSzTSciHvZaJ6VE54SpzkcJBdbQfMIqBMG_RfnM42250WMQUjByKn04I/s1600-h/Osternester.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQryC9EzE6Aqd2YQU4-kd206xULT3HLGoa4r_2dEqEwf6L3vFEx4T-bCKySMu66rn6a6PgWrHzXWY8-JEgm_vSzTSciHvZaJ6VE54SpzkcJBdbQfMIqBMG_RfnM42250WMQUjByKn04I/s320/Osternester.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324508936760542706" border="0" /></a><br />Ich wünsche allen frohe Ostern gehabt zu haben! Für mich ist Ostern eindeutig das schönste Fest im Jahr (viel besser als Weihnachten). Dieses Jahr waren wir wirklich alle zusammen: Meine Schwestern hatten alle ihre Partner dabei, und auch meine Nichte war da. Insgesamt waren wir damit zu 12 Leute am Kaffeetisch. Die Papierkörbchen habe ich übrigens nach einer <a href="http://blog.spottedsparrow.com/2009/04/mini-paper-basket-tutorial-tuesday.html">Anleitung von The Spotted Sparrow</a> gemacht - danke dafür!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">I hope you had some nice days, too, while I celebrated with my family my favorite Holiday, Easter. We had fabulous weather and I loved that we were all together: my parents, my sisters all with partners, my grandmother and my nice - which made 12 persons in total. I made them the paper baskets you can see above following a </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" href="http://blog.spottedsparrow.com/2009/04/mini-paper-basket-tutorial-tuesday.html">tutorial by The Spotted Sparrow</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"> - thanks for that again!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAzyz9NiQD8ns4mF0em7zKmNXQEUhzRHpfemxzv4kDZbt-cvThUgpoOXd4OqOcjspDYp7ifvxCXH0xBdv2MSUOMYQ1Wx8NKPU1sj3KoEZv6F3HRANksqkXE87wx_N2vbtyTnsLjBw6_E/s1600-h/toffifee+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAzyz9NiQD8ns4mF0em7zKmNXQEUhzRHpfemxzv4kDZbt-cvThUgpoOXd4OqOcjspDYp7ifvxCXH0xBdv2MSUOMYQ1Wx8NKPU1sj3KoEZv6F3HRANksqkXE87wx_N2vbtyTnsLjBw6_E/s320/toffifee+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324508464326977330" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Shortly before Easter I made these mini books/scrolls or whatever you'd like to call them. This was the first time for me I worked with polymer clay. It was really fun, though not as easy as I had anticipated. I am rather frustrated that I didn't get the colors and shapes to be more convincing. Above and below you see pictures from the first batch before firing. I was still experimenting with how to fashion the closures then.</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL2DQEXQamSC_z1g_hRZ6Ipu01WgGWLt3o9MgXJ1RXSJqo24SdoaGaGwky0cLL_XXkr1hTF8ykAMcUlZfBUZJh_sxOZaqfLh6Xd-vpHFiE4J870TqoBnleI_WxX_MmFzUT4Qe8GIyvbg/s1600-h/toffifee+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL2DQEXQamSC_z1g_hRZ6Ipu01WgGWLt3o9MgXJ1RXSJqo24SdoaGaGwky0cLL_XXkr1hTF8ykAMcUlZfBUZJh_sxOZaqfLh6Xd-vpHFiE4J870TqoBnleI_WxX_MmFzUT4Qe8GIyvbg/s320/toffifee+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324508553659486962" border="0" /></a>Gerade noch so vor Ostern habe ich diese Sammlung von Mini-Schriftrollen gemacht. Für mich war es das erste Mal, das ich überhaupt mit Fimo gearbeitet habe. Es hat schon Spaß gemacht, war aber schwieriger als ich gedacht hatte. So richtig zufrieden bin ich auch nicht: Irgendwie sehen sie eben doch nicht wie echt aus. Die Farben stimmen nicht so ganz, und außerdem sehen sie ganz schön begrabbelt aus.<br />Jede der Formen enthält einen Streifen Papier, auf dem ein Spruch, Zitat oder kleine Weisheit steht. Die Bilder oben sind noch vor dem Brennen aufgenommen. Die folgenden sind von hinterher.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3441506550/" title="Toffifay Fortune - Second Batch by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3441506550_7181d0996a_m.jpg" width="400" alt="Toffifay Fortune - Second Batch" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><br />Above you see the first and second batch together. In the following picture you can see (from left to right) one of the first batch, a real toffifay, and one from the second batch.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3440693739/" title="Toffifay - a comparison by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3440693739_2ced2543b9_m.jpg" width="400" alt="Toffifay - a comparison" /></a></span><br /></div><br />Im Bild oben könnt ihr den Vergleich sehen: Ganz links ein 'Toffifee' aus der ersten Ladung, in der Mitte ein echtes und ganz rechts eines aus der zweiten Ladung. Es folgen noch Bilder von den Schriftrollen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3440693917/" title="Toffifay Book by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3440693917_cc289d907d.jpg" alt="Toffifay Book" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3440694025/" title="Toffifay Book by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/3440694025_f1046b65c5.jpg" alt="Toffifay Book" width="412" height="500" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Thanks for reading and have a nice week!</span><br /><br />Eine schöne Woche wünsche ich noch!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-24474512783120713972009-04-08T09:00:00.010+02:002009-04-08T13:22:50.937+02:00Becoming Büchertiger. Wie ich zum Büchertiger wurde<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWND1mUv0dSchXEnzjAXM0crCeJUXitJD_Z_ad5xq1HiG-EultsaHVb0ZEmOGdGR7QtziKT-FZSIzViKHDke2I0ZS5xkWv8c7iJGwFZUHsMkr1ib4I0YEGUhSxw_VoKfNP1YvveNfzKDQ/s1600-h/becoming+buechertiger+17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWND1mUv0dSchXEnzjAXM0crCeJUXitJD_Z_ad5xq1HiG-EultsaHVb0ZEmOGdGR7QtziKT-FZSIzViKHDke2I0ZS5xkWv8c7iJGwFZUHsMkr1ib4I0YEGUhSxw_VoKfNP1YvveNfzKDQ/s320/becoming+buechertiger+17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321999352798113586" border="0" /></a>Das kleine Büchlein enthält nun einen Teil meiner persönlichen Geschichte. Es erzählt, wie ich mich entschieden habe, nicht als Mathematikerin Geld zu verdienen, sondern mich statt dessen einer der brotlosesten Künste überhaupt zuzuwenden: der Buchkunst.<br />Das Projekt ist nicht ganz neu. Ich habe im Januar <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/01/good-bye-for-week-new-project.html">schonmal davon erzählt</a>. Jetzt ist es endlich vollständig fertig geworden. Weil es doch mehr Material gab, als auf die ursprüngliche Seitenzahl gepasst hat, habe ich nochmal 4 Lagen dazugebunden. Dass das überhaupt möglich ist, ist einer der Vorteile dieser mittelalterlichen Bindetechnik. In ein modernes Buch, sei es mit festen oder weichen Deckeln, kann man nicht einfach später doch noch die Seitenzahl verdoppeln.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnIorlGh0RsQU-A-PIs88d9XxepxmoQx03uFc4ssf9EzDAKOX3X6fUobvyNW2BV-V6jfAp8Pgr0qjxW5ChjwAZY0Y4enSF7_QZIu2XFPIcA7Op8B7AbWhIhrBskTt91Nx9TVOMNPRzwQ/s1600-h/becoming+buechertiger+16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnIorlGh0RsQU-A-PIs88d9XxepxmoQx03uFc4ssf9EzDAKOX3X6fUobvyNW2BV-V6jfAp8Pgr0qjxW5ChjwAZY0Y4enSF7_QZIu2XFPIcA7Op8B7AbWhIhrBskTt91Nx9TVOMNPRzwQ/s320/becoming+buechertiger+16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321999230494052418" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This small book contains now part of my story: It tells about me deciding not to earn money as a mathematician but rather to starve as a book artist.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This is not a completely new project, I </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/01/good-bye-for-week-new-project.html">already blogged</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> about it in January. But now it is finally completely finished. As you may have noticed I doubled the amount of pages in the book. Luckily I chose this medieval binding style for the book so that it was possible. Otherwise I would have had to make a second volume. I like that I thus demonstrated one of the advantages of this binding style. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /><br />Let me talk a bit about the contents: It is not only my story, but foremost an experiment with minimalistic storytelling. I decided to use no text, and not only to draw myself as a stick figure, but as a stick figure without a facial expression. Therefore expressing emotions was the most difficult part. Thus, beside the posture of the figures, the colors became very important. The color of my dress as well as the background colors change with the mood.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> Below you see in the first picture: "Binding books distracts from the worries and problems of every day and is fun" and in the second: "Too worried to sleep." </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruiW-IWh1Vd6deri0YHeWFHpCF98pFWGj1Y_7xURC6fVlLN_JQsB4SIWYnvuMwB50i5irpRCMDLg8mWvlXv34-6308vykxff4lsqzywmEaGXjebhOmB2iSlm-xj1J7ltS2J5qe14Y07U/s1600-h/becoming+buechertiger+11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruiW-IWh1Vd6deri0YHeWFHpCF98pFWGj1Y_7xURC6fVlLN_JQsB4SIWYnvuMwB50i5irpRCMDLg8mWvlXv34-6308vykxff4lsqzywmEaGXjebhOmB2iSlm-xj1J7ltS2J5qe14Y07U/s320/becoming+buechertiger+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322003340690331074" border="0" /></a>Dieses Buch ist vor allem auch ein Experiment mit minimalistischer Erzählweise. Ich wollte auf jeden Text verzichten (hat nicht ganz geklappt: einmal gibt es Text, der aber als Bild funktioniert - ich stelle einen Menschen dar, der viel kompliziertes Zeug erzählt, indem ich ihn richtig viel in Textformat sagen lasse - und es gibt einzelne Wörter, die ab und zu als Erklärung dienen sollen). Außerdem habe ich mich nicht nur als eine Art Strichmännchen dargestellt, sondern auch noch als ein Strichmännchen ohne Gesichtsausdruck! Deshalb sind Farben besonders wichtig in diesem Büchlein, neben der Körperhaltung natürlich. Oben seht ihr meinen Versuch darzustellen, wie am Anfang das Buchbinden wie eine Insel in einem unschönen Alltag und willkommene Ablenkung war.<br />Unten: Zu verzweifelt, um zu schlafen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqi28dX9e_nUNYZBdPuRntpNFrna30pKh4OKAKFwEd_vfqg-MKlYCuRwZvJ6mKerHzpfvmwRstdNuij1RXqYAyaIV92koyVdp1fYyHuEA6zaMgxEFh7UdbH6P8Yfz1PU4JjU_QdxBOfUs/s1600-h/becoming+buechertiger+26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqi28dX9e_nUNYZBdPuRntpNFrna30pKh4OKAKFwEd_vfqg-MKlYCuRwZvJ6mKerHzpfvmwRstdNuij1RXqYAyaIV92koyVdp1fYyHuEA6zaMgxEFh7UdbH6P8Yfz1PU4JjU_QdxBOfUs/s320/becoming+buechertiger+26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322212376533466978" border="0" /></a>Und hier ein Blick in mein Skizzenbuch:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9LcQ5lRDq7pez70Riyd7wW7lD_b8OCb1xF_KeY2hbKpIkZJk20BhSEQk8JK-OTTO6cbNfPiwX4QRJtFWsSaCTj6ap0SVXlzQlcZe41jU0XgzZxHXiEQqUqUsuF5RZFsgzSjiXT9VpdI/s1600-h/becoming+buechertiger+21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9LcQ5lRDq7pez70Riyd7wW7lD_b8OCb1xF_KeY2hbKpIkZJk20BhSEQk8JK-OTTO6cbNfPiwX4QRJtFWsSaCTj6ap0SVXlzQlcZe41jU0XgzZxHXiEQqUqUsuF5RZFsgzSjiXT9VpdI/s320/becoming+buechertiger+21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322005194646042578" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Above you are granted a glimpse at my sketchbook. I made the final decisions upon the storyline the day before yesterday. Then, yesterday, I set up my workspace like you can see below and started to finish the book:</span> <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8r5M2JyzWzy9VnfWOnPfMol74gX1VZAVaFPbMzQz7_iXjOMatpTqXyBel2jPNc-IBTQ5Xc1aPKDwD9cJpw23uydIXDsGjTeXqUocCIV9vDedxzniIcoyUeQioLalc2xK5ifNWmHKZgY/s1600-h/buch+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8r5M2JyzWzy9VnfWOnPfMol74gX1VZAVaFPbMzQz7_iXjOMatpTqXyBel2jPNc-IBTQ5Xc1aPKDwD9cJpw23uydIXDsGjTeXqUocCIV9vDedxzniIcoyUeQioLalc2xK5ifNWmHKZgY/s320/buch+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322005668174369938" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I used my <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/03/maxibuch.html">maxi book</a> to test colors, and sometimes to try a better and more precise sketch than in the storyline sketch in my sketchbook.</span><br /><br />So sah gestern morgen mein Arbeitsplatz aus, als ich gerade begonnen habe zu arbeiten. Das Maxibuch habe ich benutzt, um Farben auszuprobieren und um für einige Bilder nochmal detailliertere Skizzen zu machen. auf der linken Seite liegen mein Skizzenbuch mit der 'Storyline' und der Teil des Buchs, der schon fertig ist. Auf der rechten Seite liegen meine Stifte und die leeren Seiten.<br />Zwischendrin gab's lecker Mittagessen am Arbeitsplatz ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkPmq0akSfqpEFF6Gb61NRXTrNpaklX9qfU3zKJYOVB3-X8pPGn8xVmkP-QfQVQF8hbaltBAaRY7cLHNy98eQAs1RZ18TcHGOMqEli8XsHfPKvTgAoq3wc2Z0EUQvwEGD4NE8s1yCWcM/s1600-h/buch+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkPmq0akSfqpEFF6Gb61NRXTrNpaklX9qfU3zKJYOVB3-X8pPGn8xVmkP-QfQVQF8hbaltBAaRY7cLHNy98eQAs1RZ18TcHGOMqEli8XsHfPKvTgAoq3wc2Z0EUQvwEGD4NE8s1yCWcM/s320/buch+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322006872352272898" border="0" /></a>... und am Ende des Tages sah diese Seite des Maxibuchs so aus:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaB_4X6QfSwRefVcAPBqhnqhHD6OPI3jh8knbQRf85E4JOwaC8TC1fZ9HmOCcUDJPvKvQyeqSczUs4MFaxwa12Xiwgn46ELCU-CoAg7hzsoBK1fAS6nCj4VlG8JiC1pIXq-AORts22rxk/s1600-h/making+of+becoming+buechertiger+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaB_4X6QfSwRefVcAPBqhnqhHD6OPI3jh8knbQRf85E4JOwaC8TC1fZ9HmOCcUDJPvKvQyeqSczUs4MFaxwa12Xiwgn46ELCU-CoAg7hzsoBK1fAS6nCj4VlG8JiC1pIXq-AORts22rxk/s320/making+of+becoming+buechertiger+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322007227927522834" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This is how the maxi book looked like at the end of the day. Beside said additional sketches you can see how I doodled in between honest work.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">If I could take back one of the choices I made for this book and start over again, I would choose a different paper. I like the touch and feel of this rag paper. But due to its structure it was hard to give any detail to the tiny sketches. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">To see more sample pages from inside, click on the following image which is a link that takes you to my Flickr photostream. Thanks for reading!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buechertiger/3421763548/" title="becoming buechertige - sample inside page: crestfallen by buechertiger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3421763548_4648e3d445_m.jpg" alt="becoming buechertige - sample inside page: crestfallen" width="216" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Wenn ich eine Entscheidung nochmal neu treffen könnte, würde ich anderes Papier wählen: Dieses Papier mag ist zwar sehr gerne, weil es sich so schön anfühlt, aber es hatte eigentlich zu viel Struktur für so kleie Bilder. Mit einem glatteren Papier wäre es einfacher gewesen, mehr Details in die Bilder zu bringen.<br />Wenn ihr mehr Beispielseiten aus dem Buch sehen wollt, klickt auf das Bild oben. Es ist ein Link zu meinem Flickr Photostream, in dem noch einige Bilder enthalten sind. Danke für's Lesen und bis demnächst!<br /></div></div>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-19895091476249718092009-04-06T12:22:00.009+02:002009-04-06T14:17:13.130+02:00Zigarettenautomatenpoesie und dat pöggsken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg5Qz4fGcZptu-YtDDGd40yTmSPbnfVvaaWSZmlwMb-aqvXLdEUvZYjCkoDLUOs7XA4Dreovs83bjvjaXqhYVKfGaRi2enudd8YHUWQU_WcLxqunkWM67_d0Uy4SsEre6mHX6zntIGdQ/s1600-h/dat+p%C3%B6ggsken.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg5Qz4fGcZptu-YtDDGd40yTmSPbnfVvaaWSZmlwMb-aqvXLdEUvZYjCkoDLUOs7XA4Dreovs83bjvjaXqhYVKfGaRi2enudd8YHUWQU_WcLxqunkWM67_d0Uy4SsEre6mHX6zntIGdQ/s320/dat+p%C3%B6ggsken.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321522234772806946" border="0" /></a>Ich habe ja <a href="http://buecher-tiger.blogspot.com/2009/04/some-new-journals-paperwork-spring-mood.html">schon erzählt</a>, dass ich letzte Woche einen neuen Sprachkurs begonnen habe. Da war die Beschäftigung mit der eigenen Sprache irgendwie auch naheliegend. Ich bin im Münsterland zur Schule gegangen, wo man Münsterländer Platt spricht (oder gesprochen hat). Natürlich habe ich nie Platt sprechen gelernt, aber die Großeltern einiger Freundinnen, die noch mit auf dem Hof gelebt haben, sprachen zum Teil gar kein Hochdeutsch und auch auf dem Markt hört man das Plattdeutsche noch. Außerdem musste ich, wie alle Grunschüler im Münsterland, das folgende Gedicht auswendig lernen. Den allgemeinen Sound dieser Sprache habe ich also ziemlich im Ohr, und freue mich immer mal, wenn ich das wieder höre. Hier nun das versprochene Gedicht, von August Wibbelts:<br /><blockquote><br />Dat Pöggsken<br /><br />Dat Pöggsken sitt in'n Sunnenschien,<br />O, wat is dat Pöggsken fien<br />Met de gröne Bücks!<br />Pöggsken denkt an Nicks.<br />Kump de witte Grauseman,<br />Hät so raude Stiwweln an,<br />Mäck en graut Gesnater.<br />Hu, wat ficks,<br />Springt dat Pöggsken met de Bücks,<br />Met de schöne gröne Bücks,<br />Met de Bücks in't Water.<br /></blockquote><br />Und <a href="http://www.muenster.org/wibbelt/Audio/poeggsken.wav">hier</a> kann man es auch hören. Na, kann jemand raten, wer oder was Pöggsken und Grauseman sind?<br />Das Gedicht kam auch als Titelseite in mein heutiges Buch:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPvzlFqNGfpBSwIe4U1REKo23RaGVU7AvdmfVVKjyFM66ap9UxoEHOt2nvFdgOiAZ5PxB4O-CEySTCEJCkP9kzpMid1UQyeN7pRWy0IOazRb4JArGq3AhGxg4mallk1y0xFvZP3YphOE/s1600-h/dat+p%C3%B6ggsken+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPvzlFqNGfpBSwIe4U1REKo23RaGVU7AvdmfVVKjyFM66ap9UxoEHOt2nvFdgOiAZ5PxB4O-CEySTCEJCkP9kzpMid1UQyeN7pRWy0IOazRb4JArGq3AhGxg4mallk1y0xFvZP3YphOE/s320/dat+p%C3%B6ggsken+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321524265042187666" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Above you see the front page of the journal I made this morning. What you probably can't see is the poem written there. It is in the lower German language spoken near Münster in Westphalia where I went to school. Though I can't speak the language (and never could), you can't live there for 10 years and go there to school, without getting to know the general sound, and learning to understand basics. Hearing it feels like coming home to me. And many words also made their way into everyday language. </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.muenster.org/wibbelt/Audio/poeggsken.wav">Here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> you can hear how it sounds. Can you guess who are Pöggsken and Grauseman?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQsMoHC5OpEt6DZcghI3nKGmAK-tWZETv8fI6rxFp-7ErEU_miHYj8lF6iwdP-hwO85NfxP0eVHAefmrp9hV5G2SI8TOuOGp1VFx7bYe6xX1q6YPhd38mGcMdIErfv5LCgerQImYA0kU/s1600-h/dat+p%C3%B6ggsken+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQsMoHC5OpEt6DZcghI3nKGmAK-tWZETv8fI6rxFp-7ErEU_miHYj8lF6iwdP-hwO85NfxP0eVHAefmrp9hV5G2SI8TOuOGp1VFx7bYe6xX1q6YPhd38mGcMdIErfv5LCgerQImYA0kU/s320/dat+p%C3%B6ggsken+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321524164227891954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This weekend was marked by thinking about the German language anyway. We visited a exhibition called "Here German is spoken" about various aspects of the language. At the end I bought from an old cigarette vending machine this packet of poems. I like the idea! (Though not really the poems we found inside.) Thank you for reading and have a nice start into this new week!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFwBHnQ5o8tZUbXY9FNrn5P-O_F5qiUUhHVRRe_b0QLO6YxcQuPUcz589XgF-ZYAfPS5zyjQV6gImzKFnU0Bh4iYCxWDEGAyipQrt4YRDsUg6Bl3PMJFJqlrEVIwIe1qsA8AJ4ED0rk4/s1600-h/Zigarettenaustomatpoesie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFwBHnQ5o8tZUbXY9FNrn5P-O_F5qiUUhHVRRe_b0QLO6YxcQuPUcz589XgF-ZYAfPS5zyjQV6gImzKFnU0Bh4iYCxWDEGAyipQrt4YRDsUg6Bl3PMJFJqlrEVIwIe1qsA8AJ4ED0rk4/s320/Zigarettenaustomatpoesie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321525759524287298" border="0" /></a><br />Das ganze Wochenende war vom Nachdenken über die deutsche Sprache geprägt. Das Haus der Geschichte in Bonn hat gerade die Ausstellung "Hier spricht man Deutsch" noch bis Anfang Mai verlängert. Die haben wir uns gestern angeschaut (durchaus empfehlenswert!) und am Ende aus einem ausrangierten Zigarettenautomaten eine Packung Gedichte gezogen. Der Gedichte selbst sind vielleicht nicht so prall (es holpert ganz schön und erreicht allenfalls Büttenredenniveau), aber die Idee hat mir gefallen!<br />Einen schönen Wochenbeginn wünsche ich!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-35093374788134677612009-04-01T14:09:00.012+02:002009-04-01T15:57:34.041+02:00Some new journals, paperwork, spring mood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBpM7Cp5H7DhPcjQPWSodj_rheJfiHtI60doNru7Ps37cea4gmWaUHEa-TRCYBBVbTnI_m1jqaOLa7JHd3rZciO7PBVPYRHjkxnHU6vF3Xt_Sj_cAU6Mm7x6Tk84KsSTeTTFxrrr6o5Y/s1600-h/Leder+und+Vlies+12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBpM7Cp5H7DhPcjQPWSodj_rheJfiHtI60doNru7Ps37cea4gmWaUHEa-TRCYBBVbTnI_m1jqaOLa7JHd3rZciO7PBVPYRHjkxnHU6vF3Xt_Sj_cAU6Mm7x6Tk84KsSTeTTFxrrr6o5Y/s320/Leder+und+Vlies+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319694990232265874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I am much excited and elated: Spring finally started here, with warmer weather and a little bit of sun every now and then. (Winters are very dark and gray here.) Matching my spring mood I made some journals with distressed leather as outward covering material and a grass-green fleece lining. The one you can see above is for personal use. But I made two more (and I have already the paper torn and weighted down for a fourth variant) for my </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://buechertiger.etsy.com/">Etsy Store</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">This is another photo of my book:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWZMyKC2qrf71LAGVXjjJaYODV9-Ie9qkqHzxa0XgKV3r7B-flB3JFdoFrAoEB0g2JEQgOuZFFtxIlzN9LbiPqeVJf9tlDQrUzGZ5k5zMP_jWpJ4wnZRr2thcS3AdjZk2E9qnnwB29lU/s1600-h/Leder+und+Vlies+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWZMyKC2qrf71LAGVXjjJaYODV9-Ie9qkqHzxa0XgKV3r7B-flB3JFdoFrAoEB0g2JEQgOuZFFtxIlzN9LbiPqeVJf9tlDQrUzGZ5k5zMP_jWpJ4wnZRr2thcS3AdjZk2E9qnnwB29lU/s320/Leder+und+Vlies+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319701349900102370" border="0" /></a>Schon die ganze Woche habe ich richtig gute Laune, die kann mir selbst der Berg von Papierkram nicht nehmen, den ich im Moment vor mir herschiebe, doch dazu später mehr. Gründe zum Freuen gibt's genug: Das Smiley Oracle ist endlich fertig und hat einige Freunde gefunden. Und ich habe endlich wieder Zeit, Tagbücher zu binden! Das, das ihr hier oben sehen könnt, ist für mich und meinen Eigengebrauch gedacht, ich fange nämlich morgen mit einem Niederländisch Sprachkurs an.<br />Das Buch, bzw. die verwendeten Materialien repräsentieren für mich so richtig Frühling: Das Leder erinnert mich an meine Lederjacke, die ich auch wirklich heute wieder zum ersten Mal anhatte, und das Vlies darunter ist so richtig Frühlingsgrün - und warm, wie man es eben im Frühling manchmal noch braucht. Weil es mir so Spaß gemacht hat, habe ich mit den gleichen Materialien gleich noch zwei weitere Bücher für meinen <a href="http://buechertiger.etsy.com/">Etsy Laden</a> gemacht, aber natürlich sind auch da keine zwei gleich. Ich habe auch schon Papier für ein viertes fertig macht. Mal schauen, ob ich das gleich auch noch verwurste.<br /><br />Das nächste Buch ist eines derer, die ich verkaufen will:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnyaLah6eewyhCMTtxa2X7apzYW4S9iKj55NZfJ-iFD-1tDak-fEWXqnwuCVj_p0gMhLVdc00mNepM6VYOGYeH8H1zWYl-T-ZF68fiMfbMyg1XLfn5ZcA_pt8ia_hHSXxEN9hnR7u4Yw/s1600-h/Leder+und+Vlies+No2+06+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnyaLah6eewyhCMTtxa2X7apzYW4S9iKj55NZfJ-iFD-1tDak-fEWXqnwuCVj_p0gMhLVdc00mNepM6VYOGYeH8H1zWYl-T-ZF68fiMfbMyg1XLfn5ZcA_pt8ia_hHSXxEN9hnR7u4Yw/s320/Leder+und+Vlies+No2+06+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319703494337932402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hd82XbqmmBvo2jBcMVGz5bFLCvhxwnlb5fT-U4dXfmx3pnSUH_UgIUCxFQce1CFnLfqVGgs8xPiQgr5qn775v9dMIBrZiGuTqxpf8iDa-cZgzZn_Q1gfzZQcv6sIHtqcztxAdf0PunE/s1600-h/Leder+und+Vlies+No2+02+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hd82XbqmmBvo2jBcMVGz5bFLCvhxwnlb5fT-U4dXfmx3pnSUH_UgIUCxFQce1CFnLfqVGgs8xPiQgr5qn775v9dMIBrZiGuTqxpf8iDa-cZgzZn_Q1gfzZQcv6sIHtqcztxAdf0PunE/s320/Leder+und+Vlies+No2+02+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319711670510058306" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The above picture shows one of the journals I am going to sell. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">My own book will be used for my language course which starts tomorrow. I am much excited about going "back to school" again and I'm so looking forward to learn some Dutch.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Dymphie, writer of the blog <a href="http://papierenavonturen.blogspot.com/"> Papieren Avonturen</a>, already offered to endure some beginner's Dutch when we meet in May (we are going to participate in <a href="http://www.ninajudin.com/?page_id=52">Nina Judin's Coptic Workshop</a> (in English) - maybe you want to come, too?). Over all my joy about learning again, I have to keep in mind that I have a history of not learning languages too well and easily. Here is the list of language courses I took so far (in the ordering they come to my mind):</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br /></span><ul style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I started to learn English as my first foreign language at school. I usually had to struggle not to fail to pass the exams, somehow managed to get through, and by now I feel quite comfortable speaking English</span></li><li>I took several Spanish courses while at university and I'd say, I can communicate in Spanish. That means I have some difficulty keeping a conversation going, and I'm totally at a loss when too many people are speaking at once, but I can communicate my basic thoughts and needs.<br /></li><li>I learned French in school, and thanks to many vacations spent in the Brittany I still understand a bit of the language - I can hardly say anything, though</li><li> I learned Latin and ancient Greek as dead languages, the first still in school the other at university, I was never were able to speak. A bit of vocabulary and unnecessary knowledge is all that is left from that experience - I enjoyed learning Greek a lot, though! It was the first time I took pleasure in learning a language and this got me hooked :-)<br /></li><li>I took courses in Polish for a year, but d**n, this is a difficult language! Their grammar has 5(!) genders, not just 2 or three like decent languages ;-) I can hardly say anything in Polish; at least I can read and pronounce it - that makes it a lot easier to use language guides. I still wish I could speak Polish. I am much interested in Poland and Polish culture. But I gave up learning this language.</li><li> I tried completely unsuccessfully to learn modern Hebrew. That was almost a decade ago, and I remember some of the letters, and very few words (maybe 10 or 15), but never was I able to fluently read or speak freely.</li><li> I learned some Italian on a car ride to Italy as an audio course. I had a lot of fun learning to say: "I have nothing to declare", although at that point, the Schengen treaty had already been in action for several years. This course was astonishingly effective, and I was able to speak to people the usual tourist stuff, and book rooms even on the telephone. Probably because I already knew some Spanish. That also had its side effects: I knew what to say, as long as the conversation went along the situations in the audio course. But when people asked me something unexpected I switched to Spanish. When we were in Parma we wanted to stay in a small hotel, but the reception was closed, and I had to call the owner on his phone. After having everything fixed, the owner asked me (at the telephone) "Where are you now?" - in Italian of course. This was not part of the standard, room resercation dialogue. Without hesitation I answered: "Estamos aquí, directamente en frente." (Spanish, meaning: We are here, directly in front.) He, apparently and with good reason, was still thinking I was speaking Italian, was rather alarmed, and asked back: "In Fierence?!" - Florence was several hours away by car. From there on the conversation went from bad to worse. Me trying desperately to make myself understood, speaking faster and faster, resulting in him understanding less and less. He managed to interrupt me at some point and we agreed simply to meet in two hours, so that he could give me the keys, without him ever understanding that we were directly in front of his hotel.</li></ul><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I like to start to learn a new language, and I am much excited about starting with a new one tomorrow! - But I am also a bit scared about how it will go this time. I'm preparing by listening to Dutch folk songs (</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRhoJG5y1l8&feature=related">wat zullen we drinken?</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> and </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxoNe-5D_M4">kaap'ren varen</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">;-)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br /><br />With the Smiley Oracle being finished (and apparently well-liked), much to look forward to, and the nice beginning spring weather, the paperwork that's looming in front of me can't bother me much. Though it better should: I have to fill out my tax forms, and I have to prove that I am an artist (not a craftsperson) to the German officials (to the KSK to be correct). On this depends a lot for me at the moment. Essentially whether I earned any money at all since I started out in the book arts, or whether I'll have to give it up because I will starve myself this way. Ah, better not to think about this and rather show you some more pictures of the third spring journal I made. Thanks for reading!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp3VI1tCDkdtrPgLohmrFbb47a1eeuJ46qDnVV8GzBm8DBr7cERywcrg1cHZEkJhcnrpJgGjfuEFBHdU5CyyuEFzExh03eCukKMdSgD9JcRF6H_78Itbbb1SK0Nbd4KA6m5hRUOZplLk/s1600-h/Leder+und+Vlies+No3+04+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp3VI1tCDkdtrPgLohmrFbb47a1eeuJ46qDnVV8GzBm8DBr7cERywcrg1cHZEkJhcnrpJgGjfuEFBHdU5CyyuEFzExh03eCukKMdSgD9JcRF6H_78Itbbb1SK0Nbd4KA6m5hRUOZplLk/s320/Leder+und+Vlies+No3+04+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319712638121046338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyTGNqLGvHf4J_JVjDQ29FTTt_5Gwkhw_Wpju_amYuJP1hOs-LyAgnrSjh0Pavc5q6ghysZafcVsSuwIQkpNpJ6HC3KIUkUHqRPhlLZ4xux0K1i6kxxP95jZXqRoybWMV_Jm5Gak_8CI/s1600-h/Leder+und+Vlies+No3+03+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyTGNqLGvHf4J_JVjDQ29FTTt_5Gwkhw_Wpju_amYuJP1hOs-LyAgnrSjh0Pavc5q6ghysZafcVsSuwIQkpNpJ6HC3KIUkUHqRPhlLZ4xux0K1i6kxxP95jZXqRoybWMV_Jm5Gak_8CI/s320/Leder+und+Vlies+No3+03+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319712457025733170" border="0" /></a>Direkt hier obendrüber ist das zweite leere Buch, das ich gestern gemacht und bei Etsy eingestellt habe.<br />Im englischen Teil oben, habe ich gerade die Liste der Sprachkurse aufgezählt, die ich schonmal angefangen habe. Die Liste kann ganz eindrucksvoll klingen, aber eigentlich ist das eine Geschichte des Scheiterns: Es ist ja nicht so, als hätte ich diese Sprachen alle gelernt ;-) Aber die lange Liste zeigt, dass ich schon immer gerne mehr Sprachen sprechen können wollte. Ich finde es immer ein bisschen peinlich, wenn ich in einem unserer Nachbarländer bin, und die Landessprache nicht wenigstens ein bisschen sprechen kann. In Belgien und den Niederlanden werde ich demnächst öfter sein - ich hoffe, das wird mir als Motivation ausreichen, auch abends noch ein bisschen zu büffeln, wenn mein Liebster schon zur Freizeit übergegangen ist.<br /><br />Eigentlich müsste ich statt lauter Tagebücher zu binden, Niederländisch zu lernen, oder neue Projekte zu planen, einiges an Papierkram erledigen: Meine Steuererklärung muss ich fertig machen und der KSK beweisen, dass ich als Künstlerin tätig bin (nicht "nur" als Kunsthandwerkerin). Wie beweist man sowas? Ich kann ihnen nachweisen, dass ich a) Kunstpreise gewonnen habe (nein, habe ich nicht), b) an Ausstellungen mit der Jury teilgenommen habe (da will ich mich gerade auf 2 bewerben; das muss ich mal wirklich machen; aber innerhalb der Zeitfrist, die sie mir gesetzt haben, werden ich wohl nirgends zugelassen sein) oder c) Gutachen einer Kommission einer Kunsthochschule beibringen. Auf Punkt c) werde ich mich also wohl stürzen müssen. Wie ich allerdings eine Kommission zusammen kriegen soll, weiß ich auch noch nicht.<br />Von der Zulassung zur KSK hängt für mich gerade eine Menge ab. KSK ist kurz für Künstlersozialkasse. Anders als der Name klingt, ist es nicht eigentlich eine Kasse. Aber wenn ich da zugelassen werde, dann werde ich von meiner Krankenkasse, der Rentenkasse und allen anderen Sozialkassen wie ein Arbeitnehmer behandelt, und die KSK bezahlt die Abgaben, die sonst der Arbeitgeber zahlen würde. Davon hängt für mich eine Menge ab. Eigentlich will die KSK alle Kreativen unterstützen (auch Schreiberlinge, Reporter, freie Journalisten usw.) und in den ersten Jahren der Berufstätigkeit verlangt sie auch noch keinen Berufserfolg. - Außer bei den Künstlern, die keinen Hochschulabschluss haben, und in den Verdacht geraten, eher Handwerk zu betreiben. Die müssen offenbar von Anfang an einen Erfolg nachweisen :-(<br />Aber davon will ich mir heute nicht die Laune verderben lassen. - Lieber mache ich mich an die 4. Variante der Leder-Vlies Bücher.<br />Danke für's Lesen und bis demnächst!Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142490853254351140.post-29692774165872883012009-03-30T12:50:00.003+02:002009-03-30T13:03:57.306+02:00Maxibuch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2p_-VYdQ8hy61qhOL3QOv6sz5LN0FDuM36H2Pc1CQ7FVTCNwb-w-N-WFTqdqUCGo02_-SXt18GQdGyhxBVvZT7h1KGTZ3UMpEu5xOEGVdQ_guydvmMg25iUW_w0Ru84mZw0vPm5NWtA/s1600-h/buch+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2p_-VYdQ8hy61qhOL3QOv6sz5LN0FDuM36H2Pc1CQ7FVTCNwb-w-N-WFTqdqUCGo02_-SXt18GQdGyhxBVvZT7h1KGTZ3UMpEu5xOEGVdQ_guydvmMg25iUW_w0Ru84mZw0vPm5NWtA/s320/buch+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318923651273722978" border="0" /></a><br />Das Bild habt ihr gestern schon gesehen: Da schneide ich einen riesigen Textblock zu. Am Ende hatte er ungefähr das Format: 48cm x 35cm und enthält 144 Seiten.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I posted the picture above already yesterday: Me cutting a gigantic book block to size. Well, it's gigantic compared to other books I usually make. In the end it measures now: 48cm x 35 cm and has 144 pages. In the picture below I am preparing to make the case.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCdn4exJyHwlXhmb94dNMSfH4k-vgcdz3ZcgeZBQ0s0qIiy0JoDjQZ-tdRf_IKr-Tvonj7XCJJJD_paoHJ4HWhqdKSP2Ig4tzSbhw1o5xp4VVZn_w-8iIHm7WTtKMSld5knJb53UB2GA/s1600-h/maxibuch+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCdn4exJyHwlXhmb94dNMSfH4k-vgcdz3ZcgeZBQ0s0qIiy0JoDjQZ-tdRf_IKr-Tvonj7XCJJJD_paoHJ4HWhqdKSP2Ig4tzSbhw1o5xp4VVZn_w-8iIHm7WTtKMSld5knJb53UB2GA/s320/maxibuch+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318923990339530482" border="0" /></a>Hier oben schneide ich gerade die Pappen für das Buch zurecht. Und unten presst es schon ein. Weil ich nicht so eine große Presse habe, muss es unter einigen Lexikonbänden liegen. Seht ihr das Buch? Brauner Rücken, ganz unten, liegt auf der Tischkante. Über den Rücken zieht sich ein Streifen von dem Eulen-Vorsatzpapier mit dem ich auch die Deckelinnenseiten überklebt habe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgg0iGDLJxCu36QbG8iwHwPi_VKoHNfrd70PzRV0E0xHTCmEJgq9bOyCUIEM7xlROB9DYSJjOILz-lkNKSvcmhvodg4LddJZQHLwoyWOG1TklpJIfTdwQSboqatPB0CcrRc_KMrP4Ef4/s1600-h/maxibuch+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgg0iGDLJxCu36QbG8iwHwPi_VKoHNfrd70PzRV0E0xHTCmEJgq9bOyCUIEM7xlROB9DYSJjOILz-lkNKSvcmhvodg4LddJZQHLwoyWOG1TklpJIfTdwQSboqatPB0CcrRc_KMrP4Ef4/s320/maxibuch+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318923899233723282" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Since I didn't have a press big enough for that book I put it under some volumes of the encyclopedia Brockhaus. Can you see the book at all? It is bound in a fine brown cloth. On the spine (and actually also the covers) it is decorated with a strip of the paper that I used as endpapers, too. Here you have a look at the interior pages:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYQf1KILk40Qv320e1NnZS-YK_Eb59QMPxuCv_lYdbGfiB67fGifJCbLJ_MBxU_oTfovlB1cB-GCleDSDxIqdh0NNgwisnJDwjAu-J84MLjolzaEYa6EoXdjV6XMWAjSSGQvVb2cTDio/s1600-h/maxibuch+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYQf1KILk40Qv320e1NnZS-YK_Eb59QMPxuCv_lYdbGfiB67fGifJCbLJ_MBxU_oTfovlB1cB-GCleDSDxIqdh0NNgwisnJDwjAu-J84MLjolzaEYa6EoXdjV6XMWAjSSGQvVb2cTDio/s320/maxibuch+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318923810029590562" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I finish off with showing you some more pictures of the finished book. In one of the photos you see some older books by me, so that you can judge the difference in size between this book and those I usually make. Have fun and thanks for reading!</span><br /><br />Und nun noch ein paar Bilder vom fertigen Buch. Entschuldigt bitte die relativ schlechte Qualität. - Ich hatte nicht die geringste Chance, das Ding in meine Lichtbox zu bekommen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTGN39JLcrg1r83CpSER6y_kmBOd_3zVnroyysXlQGjH1ntQlTw5eQHl9J8AotTRtZueBxbPxlMwEbEMJFk_k_GuAGOsHeI6yf4Jr2UbvAVfIaRvvmwVL9nbxDJNjbOvuQI9qpJCzSbU/s1600-h/Maxibook+01+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTGN39JLcrg1r83CpSER6y_kmBOd_3zVnroyysXlQGjH1ntQlTw5eQHl9J8AotTRtZueBxbPxlMwEbEMJFk_k_GuAGOsHeI6yf4Jr2UbvAVfIaRvvmwVL9nbxDJNjbOvuQI9qpJCzSbU/s320/Maxibook+01+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318931740470231602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv0sbelADH2a8GjlkAuQK9cBG_Rm9Eec7LD77qRUnP2ZPnxYxpC_K55bKSWu30YTYqhL3aXbfBWQUQHzcP7thY0aea_v44_iZuH7RrD0RF3SmfSwNAqxobDvrKvAKbMlF2IHrS-9mQzY/s1600-h/Maxibook+02+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv0sbelADH2a8GjlkAuQK9cBG_Rm9Eec7LD77qRUnP2ZPnxYxpC_K55bKSWu30YTYqhL3aXbfBWQUQHzcP7thY0aea_v44_iZuH7RrD0RF3SmfSwNAqxobDvrKvAKbMlF2IHrS-9mQzY/s320/Maxibook+02+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318931886741295794" border="0" /></a>Hier habe ich mal ein paar alte Bücher auf das neue gelegt, damit ihr sehen könnt, um wieviel größer das neue ist, im Vergleich zu den Alten: das rote koptisch gebundene, ist so etwa meine Standardgröße. Derwinzige kleine Fleck rechts davon, ist das kleinste Buch, das ich bislang gebunden habe.<br />Die Seiten sind, wie ihr unten sehen könnt, verschiedenfarbig und aus einem saugfähigen, dicken Papier, das ich sonst gerne als Ein- und Unterlage benutze, wenn ich noch etwas feuchte Arbeiten einpresse. Es sieht nicht nur krumpelig aus, sondern ist es auch ein wenig. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigH0BEkwCZv0xMC4teGJ4bF0_3legqfsFPhOjbUKb8Up-FB5H6k4pP7y185GRsswjOiyNXU3yZIF10dVc_jcWCQ9GlIwWAvppgNJaFLUnsClIsJPop9JQQEaqIeHVrihWnuMn3if0OFs0/s1600-h/Maxibook+03+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigH0BEkwCZv0xMC4teGJ4bF0_3legqfsFPhOjbUKb8Up-FB5H6k4pP7y185GRsswjOiyNXU3yZIF10dVc_jcWCQ9GlIwWAvppgNJaFLUnsClIsJPop9JQQEaqIeHVrihWnuMn3if0OFs0/s320/Maxibook+03+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318931998359645922" border="0" /></a>Als Vorsätze habe ich Kraftpapierbögen genommen, und auf dem Bild unten könnt ihr auch die Spiegel gut sehen.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjl2chYFpq-NlNBprq7U7NMZVA8QeOX6d7buETiAdo_aL6UYaAp1APtvfgxHRNXzxrTfgVH5aapp-HbpDmgVKrbn-lcINkkQDC5wso3hUo9U7xtahVif0Cz-oyIL1sjCypk8eaqiG2Wwk/s1600-h/Maxibook+04+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjl2chYFpq-NlNBprq7U7NMZVA8QeOX6d7buETiAdo_aL6UYaAp1APtvfgxHRNXzxrTfgVH5aapp-HbpDmgVKrbn-lcINkkQDC5wso3hUo9U7xtahVif0Cz-oyIL1sjCypk8eaqiG2Wwk/s320/Maxibook+04+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318932077016249810" border="0" /></a><br />Und so sieht's von hinten aus:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4HrxMp29X_IVkgR4Dfre1AHepczQceB13Oy63L6JrMVh-tUk_B6r6GsSNu-w8hf9jbYdG1Z1kGNnCrbQAj8qsDRilXlCidqjCbOY5n95RPW0nnKbAOHB_D4PSepOFx3lFAuirG8d5C0/s1600-h/Maxibook+06+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4HrxMp29X_IVkgR4Dfre1AHepczQceB13Oy63L6JrMVh-tUk_B6r6GsSNu-w8hf9jbYdG1Z1kGNnCrbQAj8qsDRilXlCidqjCbOY5n95RPW0nnKbAOHB_D4PSepOFx3lFAuirG8d5C0/s320/Maxibook+06+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318932309530371154" border="0" /></a>Ein letztes Mal von vorne, diesmal mit geschlossenen Bändchen:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMY9guQRFEQOA6ippXzLytCaxzbT_AYJUKmaxmX_EdapZdo359TYZOYxzRudAj1io4oNEfzImRAvlwdaGcMQGkTHOmDrfjApGkXRNabILEVFknjLo6r2p81afSOACfgVzGovVt-2gs4s/s1600-h/Maxibook+05+kleiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMY9guQRFEQOA6ippXzLytCaxzbT_AYJUKmaxmX_EdapZdo359TYZOYxzRudAj1io4oNEfzImRAvlwdaGcMQGkTHOmDrfjApGkXRNabILEVFknjLo6r2p81afSOACfgVzGovVt-2gs4s/s320/Maxibook+05+kleiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318932207695270466" border="0" /></a>Büchertigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720870005097703428noreply@blogger.com2