Three Trees Bindery

From the Artist:  "I am a (primarily) self-taught book artist who also loves to play with metal, wood and whatever else strikes me on any given day. I am absolutely entranced by the beauty of the natural world. My work in some form is always inspired by nature. I have been binding books for about 16 years and have been delighted to see the way books as an art form have expanded over that time.

Over the years, I have often wondered why I am so drawn to book binding. Anyone who has ever made a book can tell you it is a solitary and often tedious practice. I have spent countless hours and often even days working on covers, carefully hand tearing paper, sewing the binding. Why so much effort to create a humble blank book?

For me, the making of a blank book is only the beginning of the creative process. I am one thread in the fabric that will continue to unfold as the books fall into the hands and lives of others. And I love that idea. With other art forms I have participated in, the act of creation seems quite finished when I am decidedly done. People can view your completed work of art, and in this way participate and bring their own meaning to the work. But books invite and truly demand the viewer to participate in the continuing expansion of the art. I love that my work will be filled with your astounding words and pictures. And then other people will step in to view and again participate in a constantly expanding creative process."
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