This image is of the full front-and-back cover of my latest completed coptic-bound book. It will be for sale on my etsy within the week.

I apologize for the poor quality of this camera, but as demonstrated in the photo above, this is how the book turned out. It is coptic-bound, and when folded fully flat, as you can see, it forms a complete painting.

Lately my artwork has taken a very illustrative turn, and I decided to combine my love of books with my love of art. Recently, I began to bind books and hand-paint their covers. Typically I make coptic-bound, so that when you fold the cover flat the front and back match up in the manner illustrated in the unfinished above, to create a full work of art that, even when cut in half, is still interesting to look at.

These books will be for sale on my etsy account upon completion.

I have also taken up bird-painting, something I didn't realize I was good at until I gave it a shot, and I have painted a few separate covers in this manner.