Suzanne Schmollgruber

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“The only thing we really need, whatever we choose to do, is to follow our passion. Mine is just binding books – the most sexy work in the world! “



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Photo © Umberto Cavenago

Shoe is Undone, 2017

Stickbinding, Zaanschbord handmade paper, steel rods, black linen thread
54,5 × 39 × 2 cm
Shoe is Undone
is the result of meeting the artist Phil Day at the International Bookbinding Conferences in Canberra, Australia, in March 2017.
Phil and I were invited as speakers and his speach convinced me. Some months later he asked me to bind his next book. I hope there will be many more collaborations together.

The Stick Binding
is a binding technique I learned with Edwin Heim in Ascona.
He saw a book made like this on a market, reviewed and refined it in his way.
You can use all sorts of sticks and rods, threads and fishing lines, one ore multi section book blocks.

Artist’s Book
writing and lithographs by Phil Day, Melbourne, Australia
Limited edition of six copies, on Hahnemühle paper, numbered, dated and signed
by the artist: Phil Day
by the printer: Adrian Kellet
and by the designer bookbinder: Suzanne Schmollgruber
Sunshine Editions, 2017