(Elegant Living)

The essence of knowledge	This binding is original
Three thousand years of ingenuity	Hand to Hand

My favorite possessions is a handmade book. It is like the journal the "Count" carry around in the movie "The English Patient". This is a keeper of your deepest desires and your life story.

The paper is acid free and hand torn. The thread is from Ireland. This stitch was researched by Pamela Spitzmueller a conservator at the University of Idaho. This binding is strictly mechanical, using no adhesive. It is very flexible which allows the book to open flat, making it ideal for writing & sketching. Jeff does not meet the customers directly, he heard the musicians traveling with the production of the "King & I" bought some. There are 101 uses for handbade books.

Jeff Becker handmade books are sold at the following wonderful places:
Paper Pleasures, 270 Columbine St.,Denver , Co (303)370-1280
Two Hands Papery, 803 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302 (303)444-0124
Stonehenge, 100 N. Main #209, Breckenridge, Co 80424 (970)453-2374
Stonehenge, 504 6th St., Georgetown, Co 80444 (303)569-2153

Jeff Becker bio from East Boulder County Studio Tour
Celtic design book cover
Book Information Website by Tom Cremers
Kozo Arts - Book Binding
Book Arts by Denis Gouey
Cherry Pie paperart & artwork collection
Steven Meer rubber stamp art gallery
Third Coast Rubber Stamps gallery page
Rubber Stamp Madness magazine website
Book Arts
Art paper for bookbinding
Handmade Books Online
Handmade Book Video
Richard Kegler Handmade books
Bookbinding and rubber stamp

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Craftsmen and friends

Dwight Beardsley REP for Intai : precision components and assembly


Jeff Becker