Coptic Journals by Marie Kelzer
“This is a hand bound blank book covered with an original hand decorated paste paper. The binding is sewn for flexibility and durability with paper that is suitable for writing your whimsical or most secret dreams and thoughts. And remember. It is quite possible to tell what is in a book or who owns it by its cover.” - Marie Kelzer.
These journals lay flat when opened, making them practical and easy to use anywhere.
6.5” x 5.5” x 0.5”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
Marie Kelzer (she/her) is a bookbinder and paste paper maker extensively trained in the traditional family operated binderies, commercial trade library binderies, and academic institution’s Book and Paper Preservation labs. She discovered the ancient art of making paste papers while training to be a bookbinder. Marie’s paste paper designs, hand-bound books and expressive artist books are exhibited and collected worldwide. Originally from Minnesota she lived in San Francisco for many years and now resides in Los Angeles. She combines her love of painting paste papers with her interest in making and designing hand-sewn and bound books. She has expanded into a variety of paper creations including paper bouquets, flower blooms and paste paper mache bowls. As of April 2019, Marie’s 60 Paste Papers along with biographical papers and tools of the trade and self-published books are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in NYC as part of the Paper Legacy Collection with other decorative papermakers from the 1960s to the present. Available at Watson Online Library Catalog or by appointment. Click on “Search Watsonline” and enter Marie Kelzer.
