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Swam toward the rainbow as the squall passed us by. #seaswimming #islandlife #chiaroscuro #nofilter Back in Hebridean waters... https://www.instagram.com/p/BwsX_QCj6Bm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xxivsdiroply

#seaswimming #islandlife #chiaroscuro #nofilter

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Shetland shell collection. A mid-walk exhibition. #noticing #details #shell #collection #inspiredbyshetland https://www.instagram.com/p/BwhqiyTDJU-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v66fr0iftoy2

#noticing #details #shell #collection #inspiredbyshetland

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We warmed up with word map book covers. The Text & Texture bookart workshop is all about documenting the inside and outside, in a broad variety of ways. #shetlandtextandtexture #bookart #expressyourself #writing #painting #wordmap #inspiredbyshetland with @thetravellingbookbinder https://www.instagram.com/p/BwSSGMDjMAM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d61u27o3m8bb

#shetlandtextandtexture #bookart #expressyourself #writing #painting #wordmap #inspiredbyshetland

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Hello Shetland. Sketchbook ready. #inspiredbyshetland #creativetravel #bookart #bookbinding #sketchbook #thetravellingbookbinder #scissors #bonefolder #ionaawl @peerieshop https://www.instagram.com/p/BwHLIwej-Fm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=osz15l9ptm8x

#inspiredbyshetland #creativetravel #bookart #bookbinding #sketchbook #thetravellingbookbinder #scissors #bonefolder #ionaawl

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Writing letters in Cowan’s, which features in The Travelling Bookbinder’s Guide to Edinburgh, and serves the best avocado on sourdough (and Twelve Triangles doughnuts.) #cafelife #thetravellingbookbinder #edinburgh #cityguide #stockbridgeedinburgh #letterwriting #doughnuts @cowanandsons @twelvetriangles @thetravellingbookbinder https://www.instagram.com/p/BwEyhuYj5wQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ij05ustyegy8

#cafelife #thetravellingbookbinder #edinburgh #cityguide #stockbridgeedinburgh #letterwriting #doughnuts

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What to do when storm-bound? Cut and fold paper into book sized pages. Pebbles to keep each pile in place. #islandlife #paperlove #bookbinding #pebble #makersgonnamake https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzPuDRDQfN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l7elv3790yxz

#islandlife #paperlove #bookbinding #pebble #makersgonnamake

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Look what’s Book of the Month at Iona Hostel! #boundrachelhazell #bookofthemonth #bookstagram #bookbinding #bookart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvt2whqj-tZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bvk8ylzw5yzf

#boundrachelhazell #bookofthemonth #bookstagram #bookbinding #bookart

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Feeding the sheep is an extra-curricular option on the driftwood binding retreat... #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #islandretreat #ionahostel #feedingthesheep #hebrideansheep #ionawool #thetravellingbookbinder https://www.instagram.com/p/BvohcNnD4RR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p9hni6hdq5wz

#ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #islandretreat #ionahostel #feedingthesheep #hebrideansheep #ionawool #thetravellingbookbinder

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After Coptic binding we’re have a little rest, like this baby seal on the beach. #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #thetravellingbookbinder #beachwalk #islandretreat #rest https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmfUaTDCKC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1afv6t6kpk8h

#ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #thetravellingbookbinder #beachwalk #islandretreat #rest

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Doing important collecting and arranging of beach finds in preparation for the second driftwood binding retreat of the year! #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #creativetravel #residentialworkshop #beachlife with #thetravellingbookbinder @thetravellingbookbinder https://www.instagram.com/p/BvhYacsDk4V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qu6vzrvz5zjv

#ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #creativetravel #residentialworkshop #beachlife #thetravellingbookbinder

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Calm waters after a satisfying long weekend teaching. Time to pick up pebbles, and ponder before a new group of driftwood binders arrive on Thursday. #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #beachlife #isleofiona #timeout #creativeretreat with #thetravellingbookbinder https://www.instagram.com/p/BvcazRIDUMf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vk9qr75fqlji

#ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #beachlife #isleofiona #timeout #creativeretreat #thetravellingbookbinder

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Yesterday driftwood was chosen, cut into covers and papers prepared. Today pages will be bound and the stories completed. #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #bookbinding #driftwood #isleofiona #creativetravel with @thetravellingbookbinder https://www.instagram.com/p/BvYiKhkDITs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zecb38o0ik86

#ionadriftwoodbindingretreat #bookbinding #driftwood #isleofiona #creativetravel

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Driftwood cut and drilled ready to become book covers. Practicing ahead of this week’s Iona Driftwood Binding Retreat. Love the variety of grain and shape. #wip #driftwood #bookbinding #upcycle #repurpose #bookart #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMto_FjEls/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1unmw1beewh1j

#wip #driftwood #bookbinding #upcycle #repurpose #bookart #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat

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Seventeen cowries and a new pair of scissors. #isleofiona #collecting #shells and #scissors @merchantandmills from @ionacraftshop https://www.instagram.com/p/BvH75-mDDjF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1682bahnhudd0

#isleofiona #collecting #shells #scissors

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Shell seeking. In preparation for the Iona Driftwood Binding Retreat. Searched for the Just the right size limpet rings and found seventeen cowries. Rainy squalls are blowing in, and I’m keeping an eye on the forecast... #beachtime #isleofiona #creativelife #shell #collecting for @thetravellingbookbinder #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat https://www.instagram.com/p/BvG5F5IjHlH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p10ielyop5cf

#beachtime #isleofiona #creativelife #shell #collecting #ionadriftwoodbindingretreat

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Reflecting. #beach #walk #isleofiona #islandsky https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFbnFXjCk-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=190xoe5df71k7

#beach #walk #isleofiona #islandsky

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Bound the last few pages of inky mustard marks. Love how the Coptic stitch gives such movement. #structuralexperiments #bookart #bookbinding #personalwork #copticstitch #inkery #markmaking #studiotime https://www.instagram.com/p/ButdmGVDjv3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ajrnjuuue9zb

#structuralexperiments #bookart #bookbinding #personalwork #copticstitch #inkery #markmaking #studiotime