luciandjoe is a creative blog that aims to share some of the inspiring work around us.
Sunday, April 24
new stockist: Blarney Books & Art, Port Fairy
I'm very excited to announce that Blarney Books & Art in Port Fairy is now stocking a small collection of my books. Drop in and see their amazing collection as well as the current exhibition.
Saturday, April 23
Port Fairy's Made market
Such a successful day today - an amazing amount of people through the hall all day. It was constant, without a pause and it was fantastic!
The other stallholders had some beautiful products as well and I look forward to our next market on the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June.
Here are some snaps from today:
The other stallholders had some beautiful products as well and I look forward to our next market on the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June.
Here are some snaps from today:
Wednesday, April 20
Port Fairy's Made Market this weekend
The inaugural Made Market is being held this Saturday in Port Fairy and I'm rather excited about it!
It's been months of preparation, getting my stock levels high enough to cover a table has been a challenge, but being able to have more products available to stock in the little bookshop is great too.
If you're able to visit, the market is being held in a church hall, just around the corner from the delicious Bella Claire's in Bank St. You can see it from the corner of their store as you head out with your coffee in hand.
8.30am - 2pm.
Come and drop by!
It's been months of preparation, getting my stock levels high enough to cover a table has been a challenge, but being able to have more products available to stock in the little bookshop is great too.
If you're able to visit, the market is being held in a church hall, just around the corner from the delicious Bella Claire's in Bank St. You can see it from the corner of their store as you head out with your coffee in hand.
8.30am - 2pm.
Come and drop by!
Tuesday, March 8
I haven't bought a card in years
I don't mean to brag, but seriously, I haven't. I make all of my own cards and have started making some of these to be sold in the little bookshop and at upcoming markets (details soon!).
The gorgeous cards on the left of the photo are Stephen Conlin's beautiful architectural cards. They are stocked exclusively in Australia in the little bookshop. His work has been published in travel guides and historical references.
In the wooden tray in the centre of the photograph are some of the cards that I've been producing for the little bookshop: Keep Calm and Read On, and our local buscrolls. They've been a popular seller, listing some of the unique names of our Portland region.
In the wooden tray in the centre of the photograph are some of the cards that I've been producing for the little bookshop: Keep Calm and Read On, and our local buscrolls. They've been a popular seller, listing some of the unique names of our Portland region.
Specialty Books
I have been making quite a few new styles of books and will publish them soon. For now, this is a photo of one of the more specialty books that I have made. It is about 20cm square, covered in a beautiful soft grey gabardine fabric and has map end pages and inserts. The concertina pages fold in and around the map pages, reminiscent of a real map that needs to be folded in a certain way.
I'm looking forward to making more books like these.
Magnolia Square Market
I was lucky enough to be in Melbourne on the weekend of the magnificent Magnolia Square Market. I've always wanted to visit it and was delighted to see that it lived up to its reputation.
I highly recommend it and will try and visit one again this year, for both the shopping pleasure and pure inspiration.
I highly recommend it and will try and visit one again this year, for both the shopping pleasure and pure inspiration.
Tuesday, January 25
fabric covered journals
This style of fabric-covered notebooks are becoming a favourite standard.
They're A5 in size, with sketchbook quality papers inside. Each is covered in beautiful fabrics with unique endpapers. Open one up and you might find some pages from an old dictionary, or in the case of the floral one on the left, handmade paper made from Tasmanian fibres.
Each has a different closure. These two feature popular options, with elastic & buckles on one and ribbon & buttons on the other.
Some (like the green & white one you can spy in the top left-hand corner) has featured buttons and an attached bookmark instead.
the little bookshop
Megan's beautiful store, the little bookshop, is in Portland and is the only place that I'm selling books at the moment.
Her store stocks quality fiction, both classics and new releases, as well as cards & journals and unique collectibles.
Check out the store's webpage for more details... the little bookshop
Her store stocks quality fiction, both classics and new releases, as well as cards & journals and unique collectibles.
Check out the store's webpage for more details... the little bookshop
the little bookshop
gorgeous fabrics
One of the things that I love about creating these books is the wonderful materials that I can play with.
This fabric is a linen with printed images of famous world landmarks. It's very thick and isn't easy to work with, but I love its texture and the way that it works with the black gabardine and little metal adornment on the side.
This style of book has sketch-quality pages made into signatures, which are then all handsewn to the spine - you can see the long stitching on the outside of the spine.
Welcome
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Over the next few weeks I'm aiming to have a lot of posts with samples of the work and some explanations of them.
Stay tuned... :)
Over the next few weeks I'm aiming to have a lot of posts with samples of the work and some explanations of them.
Stay tuned... :)
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