Fiber Fool

I don’t think there is anything much scarier than to have someone order something of worth from you but demanding nothing specific. Giving you 100% creative freedom. Sure, it sounds great. You jump in and do what the photos and fabrics say to you. But, during the entire process there is that niggling voice asking questions and planting seeds of doubt. This is nothing like the original book that prompted them to contact me for these commissions at first glance. In reality the very start of this book is almost identical, but it looks so drastically different because of the difference in materials. There is also the reality that the book they liked would not fit with the decor of the house this book is to serve as a warming gift for.

Yikes! This book is going to be in a $3.3 million dollar house! What did I charge for it? Probably not enough…

It has been carefully wrapped and packaged. It has been dropped into the FedEx box. Can I pull it back out and come up with a reason for a further delay and give it another shot? Even if I could open the drop box and retrieve it, you do hit a point where you just have to say your prayers and put it out there. Not to mention, if I made another I wouldn’t make a profit!

Do commissions ever get easier? *sigh* I’m not sure I can handle the stress…

Dimensions: 6 X 8 X 1.5 inches
Pages: 64, white 98 lb pastel paper
Binding: Exposed Spine Herringbone and Chain, Lay-flat
Extras: Eyelet Reinforcement, Binding Spacers (allows for the addition of photos etc. without the book yawning open)

Photographs provided by customer, taken by Jonathan Allain.