Rare Book Fetish

Check out these handmade books! I plan to take the rare bookmaking class at the University of Utah next spring.
http://www.guildofbookworkers.org/gallery/100anniversary/contemp/Adelman.shtml

Here are some ideas from Deviant Art:

1. Blackbutterfly007 (http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=steampunk+book#/d28te55)

2. ArteDar (http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=steampunk%20book&order=9&offset=24#/d2o4966)

3. Diarment (http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=steampunk%20book&order=9&offset=48#/d29xkh8)

5. Smakeupfx (http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=steampunk+book#/d1jf2rd)

6. Unknown artist.  The binding is exactly what I plan to do.  Artist uses silk screened watercolors.  You could also do Japanese brush painting.

7. Msjbass (http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=steampunk%20book&order=9&offset=120#/d2f7n3n)

8. Madelei uses clay. (http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=steampunk%20book&order=9&offset=48#/d293ysf)

9. Hypothetic-realist has real working parts. (http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=steampunk+sketchbook#/d1lv5xp)

10. Diarment (http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=diarment#/d23wynq)

11. Purpleglovez uses polymer clay. (http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=steampunk%20book&order=9&offset=24#/d1x4sdk)