book binding

While attending SCAD, I became very interested in handmade books when I was in a photography course and my professor Catherine Cardarelli did a demonstration on creating our own one-of-a-kind portfolios. I was not very successful the first time around, but the possibilities of designing a book are endless and I wanted to explore my new interest. I joined an Experimental Bookmaking class in the Fibers Dept my senior year. With each assignment I learned new techniques and became inspired by the environment and natural sources. Four years later I am still an active bookmaker. I have successfully sold books as journals and sketchbooks at Shop SCAD, Mediterranean Cafe, and on Etsy. They also make great gifts for artists and writers. I also make custom books, so please feel free to contact me if you have a specific idea or theme in mind.


I will be doing a demonstration on book binding at Utrecht on July 20 during Artscape.

inspire me....

every once in a while i will meet a person who opens my eyes to something i have forgotten, something i haven’t thought about in a really long time. a person who can do this inspires me. if you can awaken something in me, i will always be thankful. whether this person inspires me to educate myself about something, create something, or even just become a better person, i am grateful. it is important to have people with this type of impact to be in my life. i want to learn from others, and i want their views and outlooks to inspire me. it is difficult finding people in this crazy world who still have a level head, who still appreciate the small things, who are nonjudgmental, intellectual, sincere people. these people are so hard to come by, but when they do, i am so relieved and at ease because i have met someone outside of the ordinary. these are the people i cherish most, and these are the people i look forward to finding...