Jess Boctor

Tag: Book Binding

  • Becoming A Student Again

    I just celebrated my 29th birthday.

    As a joke (though, only partially) I told a friend I needed to make this year the best year ever. Since I’m such a procrastinator, it would make sense to push as much as possible into the last year of my twenties. For some reason, I (like many people) feel that turning thirty is some sort of deadline. I have to have a list of things I accomplished while I was still a twenty-something in order to start out the next decade of my life on the right foot.

    Insane, I know, but this is my strange little world.

    The reality is though, I probably won’t accomplish most of the things on my imaginary list of ‘have-to-do-this-before-I’m-thirty’. I don’t say this because I doubt myself, but because I realize that I don’t want to live my life according to checklists any more. I don’t want to live under the cloak of proof or the shadow of external worth. It’s too exhausting.

    Rather, I decided that 29 is the year I will become a student again. I want to become Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet. I want to study great storytellers. I want to form a study group. I want to listen more, practice more, and find out all the things I don’t know. I don’t want to pass the test, I want to digest the lesson.

    I think this is the next stage of my journey, and I am looking forward to walking into the unknown places it will take me.

    Continuing the adventure,

    Jess

  • International Book Exchange

    The first night of our arrival, there was a small book wrapped on our nightstand. Carla, the daughter in our new family, left us one of her favorite stories to read. It was a very sweet gift and I look forward to reading it soon.

    However, first I thought I should return the favor of a book. So one afternoon while Evelyn worked in her new workspace, I made Carla a little journal. I used the same wrapping paper which she wrapped our book in, a few white brads, book board I had brought with me, waxed thread, and old ledger paper. The lettering for her name I did by hand in pencil.

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  • #Livescribe in Wonderland

    This is my latest Livescribe creation. I took my own journal and re covered it with this vintage cover from Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland. I love the exterior with the white rabbits, and on the interior covers are illustrations from the story. You can see on the inside of the front cover where I wrote my name in the book in second grade when the Lady first bought it for me.

    I also came across one of my own illustrations in the journal while I was rebinding it. I decided to give it a little extra punch, so I made a pdf of the image from my Livescribe desktop application and then used Gimp Shop to add some extra touches. I like how the white writing really pops against the pink background. 

    Also, if you want to get a Livescribe pen of your own, I found a coupon for you!:

    Save 5% on your entire order. Use coupon code LIVESCRIBE5OFF

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    If you would like one of my dot paper creations for yourself, I make them special to order.

    $32.99 – 5.8″ x 8.3″ Lined Notebook $34.99 – 8.5″ x 11″ Lined Notebook 2 $44.99 – 5.5″ x 8.25″ Unlined Notebook 3
    Continuing the adventure, 

    Jess

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