Handmade books and limited editions

I design and make pocketbooks and limited edition booklets. These include a whole range of designs and colours and come in several sizes, including my best seller -  a 4x4inch handmade book that really does fit into your jeans pocket. 

Please scroll down to view a gallery of selected books. 

All my books are made in small batches or as one-off orders and commissions. Most of my handmade books have concertina style pages and fold flat for writing, sketching, drawing, notes and memos and as inspiration catchers for creative ideas. The pages are made from Fabriano Tiziano paper, which is suitable for watercolour, ink, pastel and collage and smooth enough for ordinary pens. All my designs are tested out on my own walking, writing and sketching trips where they are subjected to wind and weather, the scratchings of twig pens and brushes made from found objects.
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I also create limited edition books of prose and poetry, some with original artwork. 
 Commissions and special orders 

I have many happy customers who have commissioned me to create particular designs and colour ways especially for them. These have included memorial books, wedding books, comments books for special events and also books like the ones you see here but made in colours and patterns for individual customers.

Turnaround for special orders varies, as it depends on me being able to gather materials and then to allow for making , drying and pressing. Prices are costed on the size of your order and quantities ordered plus the materials required. Please contact me here if you would like to discuss a special order and I will be able to send you a quote.


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Gallery of selected books
Artist Open House May 2018

Thank you

To everyone who visited Percival Mansions Art House for the open house show, to everyone who dropped by to say hello, to the people I met for the first time, my friends, supporters and colleagues, to all the people who bought my work and who have now taken it to new homes, to my fellow artists and makers for sharing the weekends with me and especially to Cathy and Rupert for opening their lovely seafront flat to all of us. It was great!!