orange marbled sewn-on-the-spine book

I have so much stuff. Why am I keeping it? I'll be like my mom who kept things "for good" instead of using it or using it up. I have boards cut and lots of paper. I even had this bit of marbled cloth already paper-backed (and another piece as well). I bought marbled cloth when I was in Hawaii some million years ago, in Hilo, before the volcano erupted. I backed it with mulberry paper and had it with my regular papers. And of course I have too much bookcloth and because somehow I love orange books this was a perfect project for a long weekend. Oh right, I'm retired now. Every day is a long weekend. 

To remember for next time -- 1) I don't need so much board. Cut my boards down so that they are only 1/2" taller than the height of the sigs.  2) Titanium white gouache covers blood. 

I made the case for another marbled fabric this weekend but no sigs ready yet. Maybe will make up a batch of sigs and do another sewn-on-the-spine book. Maybe will use up some of those crazy maps I bought at ReUse for some of the pages. Or some of the letters from the estate sale as the endpapers. . . .

What do I like? Sewn on the spine or round spine???? Hmmm, it's a tough choice. I love my round spine books. Sewn-on-the spine is fine too and I can use up random scraps and heavier paper for water-based media. 

This one will probably be a give-to-someone book. I like it fine. 

Paper inside is Strathmore 400 paper; fine for drawing and inking and writing and collage. Not my favorite for watercolor.