Student showcase: metal embossed Japanese stab bound sketchbook
Four fabulous metal embossed Japanese stab bound sketchbooks were made on my workshop in the studio yesterday.
We started off creating a practice piece of metal embossing to get used to the tools and materials and how best to use them.
Three students designed their own motifs and one decided to go with one of my Celtic knot illustrations and then they worked them in to the metal. After lunch we went on to punching the holes in the watercolour paper for the inner pages of the book, making the covers and then binding the books.
The final touch was aging and colouring their metal embossing, before attaching their designs to the covers.
Amazing work everyone, four sketchbooks to treasure!
If you fancy creating your own metal embossed sketchbook, then I have one place left on the next workshop on 11 November. Find out more here.
