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GatzBcn- those are beautiful books. I have had the opportunity to use the green one you made for Amberleadavis over the last couple of weeks. Beautiful craftsmanship. If anyone gets an opportunity to try one, take it.

Brad

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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That green journal is in the latest issue of PenWorld Magazine along with a wonderful article about Anna and her creations. FPNers Karas Kustoms and Shawn Newton also had terrific articles.

 

Anna, we are so proud of you!!

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@amberleadavis I am so envious! My sample of the magazine hasn't arrived yet, so I haven't been able to view it!!!! I am so excited now!!! Thank you very much for your kind words and, specially, for your help! You know all of this wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for you :).

@runnin_ute I am happy to know you were able to enjoy that notebook and that you liked it! Thank you very much for the recommendation!

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You can see part of the magazine here: http://issuu.com/penworld/docs/pw29.4_june2016_website/1?e=7832418/36475461

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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So, these are just quick photos, but hopefully, it gives you an idea.

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016-Ink/Journals/Gatz_BCN/slides/IMG_20160620_101119.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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GatzBcn- those are beautiful books. I have had the opportunity to use the green one you made for Amberleadavis over the last couple of weeks. Beautiful craftsmanship. If anyone gets an opportunity to try one, take it.

 

Brad and Anna, here is the green book, which they call turquoise.

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016-Ink/Journals/Gatz_BCN/slides/IMG_20160620_101138.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AND, the photo is amazing because it even shows the ink comparisons on the two different types of papers.

 

 

Please forgive my bad picture of their wonderful picture.

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016-Ink/Journals/Gatz_BCN/slides/IMG_20160620_101148.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I've carried my notebook around for more than a year. The leather is now getting that perfect aged look and I am still totally in love with the book. I am not even half way through and it makes me happy everytime I use it.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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It seems I will have to get myself a few journals ;)

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous  Who taught by the pen

Taught man that which he knew not (96/3-5)

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Congrats GatzBon!

 

Thank you!! :D

 

I must add my congrats as well!!! I am a huge fan of your work!

 

FPB

 

Thank you for your kind words! I am glad you are happy with your journals!

 

I've carried my notebook around for more than a year. The leather is now getting that perfect aged look and I am still totally in love with the book. I am not even half way through and it makes me happy everytime I use it.

 

Happy to hear that, Amber!! It's nice to have that kind of feedback. I have my boyfriend using my journals, so we can see problems that may appear as time goes by, and it is always nice to have different opinions on that, especially to know that after more than one year you have had no issues with it.

 

 

It seems I will have to get myself a few journals ;)

 

And you did! Thank you! I look forward working on them ;)

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It's been so long! I am sorry about that, I have been terribly busy for the last 3 months. Anyway, below are some of my latest works.

 

This was a gift from someone to a couple that got married. The map was specially chosen, as the couple went on a honeymoon to Rome. I printed the map and the leather was black or dark blue, I can't remember.

 

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y307/Layra_Leopluredon/IMG_3281_zpsegkkq9mr.jpg

 

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y307/Layra_Leopluredon/IMG_3282_zpstvuewuor.jpg

 

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Below is a journal in A5 with Tomoe River. Brown leather and embossed cat. The endpapers are a Bomoart design. The person who has it was quite sad, as his cat was going to pass away soon, so he chose that stamp for the cover. He wanted a box combined.

 

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y307/Layra_Leopluredon/IMG_6083_zps742fqjqw.jpg

 

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y307/Layra_Leopluredon/IMG_6084_zpsqekxfqpp.jpg

 

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y307/Layra_Leopluredon/IMG_6085_zpsn58lw9db.jpg

 

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http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y307/Layra_Leopluredon/IMG_6088_zpsb9kup7sm.jpg

 

I need to go now, but I'll upload some more works soon.

Also, I participated in a contest and I so want to show you that, but I'd rather be prudent and I'll wait until the winners are posted.

Have a nice day!

You are welcome to visit my blog: http://gatzbcn.blogspot.com/ and that is my shop: https://www.gatzbcn.com/shop

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Hello!!

Today I wanted to share with you the biggest journal I have ever made and its challenges.Some months ago, I was contacted by Joe. He was looking for a big book. Well, not big, huge. Really huge and thick. He wanted something that had enough pages to last a few generations of his family. He told me his plan was to write in the book what he and his family were thankful for everyday.

I made an Ethiopian journal. I used a Fedrigoni paper of 90 g. Since the original sheet was 100 x 70 cm, we decided to make the journal about 33 x 25, so only a thin strip of about 20 cm was leftovers of the whole sheet (because I work in signatures, I cut each sheet at 33 x 50 cm). And now the number of pages... 500 sheets, 1000 pages counting both sides. That means I used more than 80 whole sheets of 100 x 70 cm. For a regular A6 journal I would use about 3 sheets.

That also means the final book was heavy... quite heavy. Just the paper itself was already 3-4 kg.

Anyway, once all the details were set with Joe, I put my hands to work. I sew the signatures. I had previously glued the endpaper on the first signature. Joe chose a chiyogami paper for the endpapers. He also asked for 5 bookmarks, that you can see on the left. Once sewn, the block was about 8.5 cm.

 

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It was so thick that my trimming machine couldn't fit it. Fortunately, one of my teachers has an electric guillotine and it barely fit there. The top for that machine is 9 cm, so....

In any case, after trimming, I glued the covers.

 

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And then the leather. It was a huge piece of burgundy leather.

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I started applying the glue and I regreted it quite soon... the book was about 4 kg and very difficult to handle. I should have asked for help with my boyfriend to work properly, without risking damaging the leather... but I was fortunate enough that everything came out right!
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I got into the habit of running tests before doing the actual gilding or stamping on the journal, just in case.
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Joe approved... and so the gilding was made!! I actually had to ran tests before to make sure the book fit in the machine, because I wasn't even sure.

I glued the endpapers to the covers and it was finished! Those are the final pics.

 

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I am stunned...at the beauty of the finished product and by your talent!! I've seen big blank books, but nothing this thick! Well done on this lovely work of art!

So, what's your point?

(Mine is a flexible F.)

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WOW, Anna, your work continues to improve and is dang impressive.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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Anna, you are the best at this that I have EVER seen. I don't know how in the world you managed to bind some of those monstrous sized journals. You have talent that is unsurpassed. Thank you for showing us your gorgeous work.

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