Providence, Rhode Island
Member for 7 years
Songs and Poems, Lord Alfred Tennyson
Chocolate goatskin, handmade paper, gold leaf, linen thread, metallic thread.
23.4 x 14.9 x 2.3cm
Completed in 2016
What is your favorite thing about this binding?
This binding was inspired by Tennyson's poem "In Memoriam," a few lines of which are stamped on the paper doublures. Like the poem, the binding is a tribute to an incredibly important figure in my life who passed away. I love how through the way I used color and texture, this binding feels simultaneously celebratory and solemn.
Jackie Scott studied traditional bookbinding and book repair at the North Bennet Street School, and then worked in the book lab at Northeast Document Conservation Center. She recently received an MFA in textile design from the Rhode Island School of Design and is working on a soon-to-be-launched knitwear line called Jackie Ambrose Scott. See more of Jackie’s work here.
