Monthly Archives: November 2012

Literature List in November

Posted on November 30, 2012 by buechertiger

Those of you who read this blog regularly might have wondered what happened to the October literature list. Well, in October I indeed didn’t buy a single book. This is very rare. Lack of time to read them, hardly makes … Continue reading →

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Worktable Weekend

Posted on November 25, 2012 by buechertiger

Most of the time this weekend I spend with making 24 Origami Boxes for an advent calendar for a friend. Each box is made from 8 square pieces of folded paper, this makes a total of 192 pieces of origami … Continue reading →

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New Newsletter

Posted on November 18, 2012 by buechertiger

Es gibt einen neuen Newsletter. Wenn Du ihn aboniert hast, ist er schon in deiner Mailbox gelandet. Ansonsten findest du ihn von meinem Blog aus unter dem Reiter “Newsletter” im Archiv. I wrote and sent out a new newsletter today. … Continue reading →

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Leaf Print Experiments

Posted on November 16, 2012 by buechertiger

A first experiment: On the left a print, on the right the same print, just slightly traced with sakura pen and colored in with Japanese watercolors (based on plant pigments, as far as I know). Not quite satisfied with the … Continue reading →

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Leaf Monoprinting

Posted on November 13, 2012 by buechertiger

I tried some leaf monoprinting today, as described on Cassandra Tondro’s Green Art Blog, which I got to know through Amanda Waton-Will’s Blog. It is a seven step process and none of them are hard to do but many rather … Continue reading →

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Zwirn wachsen und entwachsen – eine Art Tutorial

Posted on November 5, 2012 by buechertiger

Ich dachte, ich erzeuge mal ein Mini-Tutorial auf deutsch über das Wachsen von Zwirn zum Buchbinden – bzw. auch das Entwachsen, wenn man das so nennen kann. Wer lieber meine Stimme hört, kann sich das Video anschauen. Für alle die … Continue reading →

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Night At The River

Posted on November 1, 2012 by buechertiger

I mentioned before that at the moment I spent too few time on free work for a healthy inner balance. Last Thursday I decided it was time for a quick fix, and I sneaked out of the flat after the … Continue reading →

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