Lisa Bonilla
Panter
Coptic Bound Books by
Lisa Bonilla Panter
All the books are made with wooden covers, Nepalese paper, and sewn with linen thread. They are embellished with windows and doors, found objects, metals etched by the artist, and either left blank, constructed into a box, or filled with watercolor sketches, collage, or mono prints done by the artist.
Functional book box. Panels illustrated by the artist, with windows set with collage detail and covered with microscope glass. Roof is corrugated steel and yardstick pieces. Bound with waxed linen thread in the Coptic technique with shortened paper signatures. Set on a wooden base upon a turntable. Removable card inside illustrated by the artist has eco quotes on the back. Magnetic closure and clock gear handle. H10"XW10"XD9.5"
Functional book box. Panels illustrated by the artist, with windows set with collage detail and covered with microscope glass. Roof is corrugated steel and yardstick pieces. Bound with waxed linen thread in the Coptic technique with shortened paper signatures. Set on a wooden base upon a turntable. Removable card inside illustrated by the artist has eco quotes on the back. Magnetic closure and clock gear handle. H10"XW10"XD9.5"