Sketchbook Revival is coming up (April 11-21 2026, https://karenabend.com), and the first tutorial they had was making your own sketchbook with "Australian Piano Hinge" binding taught by Sarah Matthews (https://iamsarahmatthews.com).
I've never tried this binding before! Lays very flat and pages are removable!
Cover - food box covered with scrap prints
Interior - sketch paper that I tore out of a bigger sketchbook that DOESN'T lay flat
Today's sketchbook revival sessions (loosely) following lessons from:
Irene Ruby https://www.makingsandmusings.com
Idania Salcido https://danitaart.com
Koosje Koene https://www.koosjekoene.com
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Today's theme was botanicals. All instructors used water-based paint this time (and my sketchbook is for dry media, haha) so everything ended up extra amateur, but ESPECIALLY the sumi-e...
Lessons from:
Amy Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com
Ildikó Karsay https://artbyildy.com
Kaoru Hirose https://kaoruhirose-sumie.com
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