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From today's SF Gate comes an article about Jill Tarlau of San Francisco who studied bookbinding in Paris, and has made 200 books in 21 years.
From the article:
Her signature is her exquisitely detailed embroidery, which she incorporates into the design of each uniquely sized, leather-bound book cover. She considers embroidered bookbindings to be her special contribution to the long history of the art of book making.Read the SF Gate article, "Bound for beauty -- great literature and great art meet in one artist's books" and see more photos of her work here. - Link."I like making things with my hands," she said, sitting in the sunny gallery of Arion Press in the Presidio, where a show of her books -- "Jill Oriane Tarlau: Embroidered Bindings," sponsored by the nonprofit Grabhorn Institute and the Book Club of California -- is on view through April 13.
