Here’s the book I made:

I was especially pleased to learn techniques for creating aged, weathered surfaces using crumpled paper and layers of milk paint which is then brutally distressed and sanded.

Here’s a box using the above technique as well as others I’ve learned along the way.  The hinges and fittings are hand-formed from copper and patina’d, the window is a domed watch-glass held in place by riveted copper pieces. The box is lined with green cave paper.

I plan on making a book that will be housed in this box – but not today.

This idea led met to make a couple of intaglio prints further exploring this idea.