Yesterday, I learned of the passing of John Francis Dean (2/11/1936  -  2/29/2024). Looking back, John probably had the greatest impact on m...

It was with sadness that I took notice today of the passing of Dietmar Klein 10/14/1943 - 2/22/2024), the bookbinding Meister I apprenticed ...

CREATIVE FEMALE HANDS Miss Master Bookbinder As in so many professions dominated by men alone, women have also turned to bookbinding. In the...

First post on bookbinding history, manuals, all the things that were usually featured on this blog since the end of 2021. Training in the tr...

Join me as I jump into some of my addictive, all-consuming, and yet, sustaining rabbit holes in  Down the Rabbit Hole: Embracing experience ...

Just received Der Fachunterricht der schmückenden Berufe, Buchbinder  (1927) by Beyer u. Weißenmüller. It was written to accompany the instr...

Another recent acquisition, Die Buchbinderin , #5 in the series Die Frau im Handwerk  (Women in the Trades). The pamphlet was written by Agn...

Was searching YouTube for some bindery videos from Germany and came across this one from the Buchbinderei Franz Mohr in Trier , Germany. The...

Saw Jiro Dreams of Sushi last night, amazing food porn that was filled with thoughts about how we learn and master a craft, apprenticeship,...

A Bookbinder’s Journey: My analog and virtual life in the book arts 48th Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60 Memorial Book Arts Lecture Lect...

A Bookbinder’s Journey: My analog and virtual life in the book arts 48th Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60 Memorial Book Arts Lecture Lect...

Was very honored to have been asked to give a presentation on my career as a bookbinder with a focus on my creative (rather than conservatio...