Portfolio: Books, Jewelry, Hand-Carved Stamps, & Textile Art - GWEN LAFLEUR

Handmade Books

This is an 11x11 handmade journal with Codex binding. The cover is stenciled and coated with colored seed beads sealed with tar gel. The focal point is a vintage Afghan Kuchi patch.

Single-sheet Coptic bound book with ICE Resin coated stenciled papers for the windows. Click to see a tutorial and more photos.

Handmade and embroidered reusable notebook cover made with Kraft-Tex and my stencil designs. Includes a tutorial!

Handmade, stenciled pamphlet books from Kraft-Tex - click for the post and a tutorial!

Handmade book with painted and stenciled art journal pages inside. Click through for lots more photos!

Codex-bound book, used as a travel journal in 2016. Click through for more photos of the book as well as some of the inside pages before the book was used.

Codex-bound book, cover made with stencils and masking fluid. Click the photo for more pictures of the book.

Handmade art journal with a no-sew binding. Click through for photos of the entire book, inside and out.

4"x4" single-sheet coptic bound book. Click through to see more photos and the inside art journal spreads.

Mini art journal made from a file folder and shipping tags. Click the image to see what it looks like inside.

Art journal made from a manila folder and shipping tags. Click through for photos of the entire book plus a tutorial.

Art journal made from nested file folders with a pamphlet stitch. Click through for photos of the entire book.

New-sew binding with vintage book covers and cardstock. See the entire art journal when you click on the photo.

4"x4" single-sheet coptic bound art journal. Click through for photos of the entire book, including inside spreads.

4"x4" single-sheet Coptic bound art journal. Click the photo for more pictures, including inside spreads.

Long-stitch bound book used as a travel journal in Bali. Click for more images, including some of the inside pages pre-trip.

Coptic bound book, made with stencils, stamps, chipboard, and paint. Click the photo for more pictures of the book and an overview of how to make the shaped covers.

Mixed Media Jewelry

Hand-Carved Stamps

Textile Art