This week I finally finished-finished my next poetry book (out in September) as well as a stack of pretty little notebooks. You can find them in the shop now. While working on these I realized I’ve really missed bookbinding! Shouldn’t come to me as a surprise anymore how much I enjoy it, but it was still somehow better than I remembered.

I ordered a huge pile of new-to-me vintage kimono fabric and it was such an inspiring yet meditative process to pick prints and colors that go together. I’ve prepared a larger lot of books to finish this spring and in this first set I included several beautiful purples, just because it’s one of my favourite colors (I wear black but I do enjoy colors, too, just see how my nails matched this gradient pink!).

As I begin my work on what’s to become my fifth poetry book (which might see the light of day in 2025) my writing process requires a lot of time spent just thinking. And I guess nobody’s surprised when I say I think best when my hands are busy. There'll be plenty more notebooks coming this spring, but all will be unique, as always. Many of the new kimono fabrics are just tiny scraps, enough for a book or two, max, so most of these books will be extra rare designs. If you have color requests, I’ll happily hear you out and prioritize accordingly!