Gallery

Library of Completed Handmade Journals

Oxlore Arts - handmade journals - top view of book lying on table
Oxlore Arts - handmade journals - close-up on dark blue journal’s spine
A handbound Oxlore Arts journal lies on a table slightly angled.
Close up of exposed spine of an Oxlore Arts handmade journal
Top down view of a green Oxlore Arts handmade journal lying on a table.
The exposed, stitched spine of a handmade journal by Oxlore Arts
Isometric view of a handmade turquoise journal
Up close view of stitching on a handmade journal
Closeup of handbound journal spine with exposed stitching
Isometric view of blue handmade journal on table
Three handmade journals from Oxlore Arts stand up on a table
Oxlore Arts - cherry wine handmade journal
Oxlore Arts - handmade journals - cherry wine binding
Oxlore Arts - handmade journal - the frost green Vera
Oxlore Arts - handmade journals - binding of the frost green Vera
Oxlore Arts - handmade journals - 3 upright journals
Oxlore Arts - handmade journals - 3 journals in a pile
Oxlore Arts - handmade journals - kelly green

Back To The Beginning

The early days: when I spontaneously decided one night that I needed to learn Coptic binding, and I needed to learn it now. I was instantly hooked.

A small handbound book with cardboard covers, an exposed spine, and green Coptic binding sitting on a table.
Two pieces of cardboard and two groups of pages that form the beginning of the binding process.
A large cluster of folded papers, punched and assembled into book signatures
A cardboard book being bound Coptic style with green stitching, focused on the spine.
A cardboard Coptic bound book standing up on a table with its covers wide open and pages fanned out.