Today I’d like do to a general overview of marbling brushes, what they used to be like, and what they are like nowadays. The materials used to make marbling brushes were very dependent on the time period they were being made in, the region, and the composition of materials (technology being used). Since rudiments of […]
On the 22-23rd of November, 2019, I attended an international bookbinding conference called “The Art and Technologies of Bookbinding. The History and Practice of Bookbinding” in Saint Petersburg. Now that the dust has settled, I’d like to share my insights and observations. Most of my insights, however, are about something that is very near and […]
On the first of June, 2019, an exercise was organised for the first time, for “Vilnius Bookbinders guild”. The intention was to teach how to marble block book edges. Each participant had to bring a binded, and formed book block. During the exercise, the block was covered in alum, and later decorated with a pattern […]
People that take notice of my works, usually ask about the colors used. Questions are similar, but usually asked with different approaches depending on the region of the person asking. Lithuanians usually ask why I use light, less mixed, “open” colors, claiming that these colors lack depth, substance or soberness. However, colleagues from the Asian […]
