Schno Posted November 6, 2009 Report Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) As a gift for a good friend, I offered up my services to create a slip cover for her sketchbook. She is an avid Tolkien fan, as am I. (He's the 'Lord of the Rings' guy for you non-geeks out there). I included her favorite poem by Tolkien which goes: All that is gold does not glitter Not all who wander are lost The old that is strong does not wither Deep roots are not touched by the frost From ashes a fire shall be woken A light from the shadows shall spring Renewed shall be blade that was broken The crownless again shall be king The poem is written in elvin script along the borders front and back. I included the english translation on the back. I really enjoyed making this piece and I'm looking forward to more work like this. Your thoughts and critiques are welcome! Edited November 6, 2009 by Schno Quote Schno - Los Angeles, CA
Members Storm Posted November 6, 2009 Members Report Posted November 6, 2009 Super fine craftsmanship. Love the elvish and the poem. It all works so well together. That sketchbook should last a lifetime. Quote Please keep in mind that unless I ask for anyones critique I do not want nor require same.
Members NoahL Posted November 6, 2009 Members Report Posted November 6, 2009 That's just beautiful! I love it! ~Noah Quote Website: Wasteland Leatherwork Collaboration Projects: The Wasteland Crow Project
Members jana Posted November 6, 2009 Members Report Posted November 6, 2009 Very imaginative along with being impressive, your friend is extremely lucky to get this from you. I can tell that this was a labor of love and was well thought out before making it. I really like the way you made the closures work, thank you for sharing. Quote Jana "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Chinese Proverb
Members KatieG Posted November 6, 2009 Members Report Posted November 6, 2009 Oh, that is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love it to death, and I bet your friend will, too! Excellent work, I hope my knifework gets that delicate. Quote "You are capable, competent, creative, careful. Prove it." - Fortune Cookie http://SchuldigTheRed.DeviantArt.com
AndyL1 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Posted November 7, 2009 That is fantastic! I really like the closure method with the swing locks. I like how you cut the centers out of the straps too rather than leaving them solid. Nice tree as well. Got a pattern to share for it? Thanks! Andy Quote Blackthorn Leather on Etsy • Blackthorn Leather on Facebook
Schno Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Posted November 12, 2009 Thanks for the kind words, everyone. My friend appears to be very happy with it. She carries it with her a lot and hugs it whenever she sees me. It's really very adorable. Here's a scan from of the tree from my tracing film. I grabbed the image off some website, so it may well be copyrighted. I didn't make any money off of this one, so I figured that would be okay. The good news on that front is that she then turned me on to a well paying gig for another slipcover project! Quote Schno - Los Angeles, CA
teamroperdad Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 You are one TALENTED individual. Very nice. Quote
Members wintermte Posted November 13, 2009 Members Report Posted November 13, 2009 This is fabulous. I love the writing. I have to ask, how did you do the writing? Is is just cut with a filigree knife and not beveled at all? Do you know of a book that talks about doing this kind of thing? I'm thinking of making something like this for my son for Christmas, but have never tried doing writing like that before. Thanks, Dan Quote
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