Books…

 Books!  Oh, the siren call of books to my heart.  I have spent a lifetime being in love with books.  To this day, I still remember the day that the printed symbols on the pages of my first grade “See Spot Run” book began to make sense to me.  It was a Sunday afternoon and everybody at my house was taking a nap except for me.  When I realized that I was actually READING, I woke my mother and father up and read the entire book to them.  An entire world opened up to me when I learned to read,  And I have never stopped reading!

Not only do I love reading, but I love making books.  I love the process, the choosing of the papers, the stitching, gluing, folding, decorating.  I love collecting papers, creating backgrounds, painting pages, stamping pages.  Stickers, laces, Washi, strings, threads, yarns, all the tactile things that go into the making of a book.  I love planners, notebooks, big books, little books, tiny books, notepads.  Books that fold, books that turn from the top, from the side, that flip, books with pockets, tucks, waterfalls, books that house tiny scratchpads.  Books that I can write in, books that I can read, books I can draw in, books I can paint in, books that I can store items in.  In short, I LOVE BOOKS!