I have big plans afoot to create some bookbinding instructional videos – but first I have to learn how to edit movies – fortunately imovie is pretty easy to figure out – I humbly present my first attempt at a movie created by yours truly
Paper Marbling from Ruth Bleakley on Vimeo. I've had a couple of questions from students about the actual mechanics of paper marbling - it's hard to describe in words, but…
Merry Christmas everybody! Here's a little Christmas craft project I indulged in since we're lucky enough to have a holly bush (more like a tree really) in our yard.
Today I'm showing off these cute little blue pamphlet stitch and perfect bound (glued spine) books I made - I printed out sheets of patterned paper myself - I have…
Hi! I'm Ruth Bleakley, an American book artist who lives in Florida. As a former military kid, I've also lived in Texas, New York and Massachusetts. Growing up, I spent 11 out of 18 years living overseas in Germany, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. So, basically a citizen of the world!
In 2016 I starred in a Japanese TV show about papermaking - you can read about that strange and wonderful journey here.
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