{"id":7710,"date":"2014-03-16T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=7710"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:10:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:10:32","slug":"bookbinder-of-the-month-lang-ingalls-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/16\/bookbinder-of-the-month-lang-ingalls-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookbinder of the Month: Lang Ingalls"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FantasyAndNonsense-LangIngalls\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The exhibition showcasing design bindings of the Tryst Press<\/a> edition of\u00a0Fantasy & Nonsense<\/em><\/a> has been mentioned a few times on the blog. I first discussed the exhibition with my own submission<\/a>, then again when I featured the work of Coleen Curry<\/a> and Mary Uthuppuru<\/a>. The book itself is a compilation of works by the American poet James Whitcomb Riley paired with beautiful wood engravings by Berrot H. Hubrecht. Each of the exhibitors really captured the whimsy of the poems and illustrations, transforming each binding into a unique object.<\/p>\n

Lang Ingalls<\/a>‘ binding of Fantasy & Nonsense<\/em><\/a> is no different in this respect. Her simple yet elegant design extracts the illustrations and complies them to form an intriguing landscape across the open binding. Lang created the binding in 2012 for the exhibition which was hosted by the Rocky Mountain Chapter<\/a> of the Guild of Book Workers and displayed at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. Bound in the French technique in full light blue goatskin. The linear design was painted with acrylic inside a pulled leather line. Other design elements include colored head edge, custom paste paper endsheets and hand tooled title in blind on the spine.<\/p>\n

I love the color palette on this binding. Even though I had the opportunity to view this binding in person, I was stumped by how you created such a fine line of color in the leather. Can you talk about the technique you employed in this binding?
\n<\/strong>This is one of the techniques I learned form H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Jolis \u2014 it is called an incision line. You actually cut the two sides of the line with a scalpel, remove the leather and paint with acrylics (yes, you need a paintbrush with only three bristles!) inside the line. I advise an optivisor for the work\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The exhibition showcasing design bindings of the Tryst Press edition of\u00a0Fantasy & Nonsense has been mentioned a few times on the blog. I first discussed the exhibition with my own submission, then again when I featured the work of Coleen Curry and Mary Uthuppuru. 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