Binding Your Creative Vision

Handmade and custom books are more than just beautiful objects—they're tools for transformation. They invite us to slow down, to think differently and to see our creative process as a journey that we walk. When you create a custom book, you're not just documenting your work; you're building a relationship with it.

When you construct a book by hand, something shifts in your creative practice. The act of building content becomes meditation. The choice of design, colors, materials and constructs becomes intention-setting. You're not just making a book; you're making a promise to yourself about the work that will live inside it.

There's something profoundly magical about a handmade book: a three-dimensional, tangible vessel for intention that serves as an ongoing conversation

between you and the work.

For artists working in series or on a special dream project, this becomes even more profound. A series demands continuity, evolution and deep exploration. It asks us to return again and again to a theme, to dig deeper and to transform our understanding with each iteration. A custom-bound book becomes the perfect companion for this journey—a physical manifestation of your creative commitment.

In a world of digital screens and endless social media scrolling, the tactile experience of working with a custom book feels like a return to something REAL and special....remember those days!

In the Masterclass session Working in Series: Planning and Development, we started to create a plan for the development of a dream project that you may be working on. From the development of the art to the exhibition, promotion and sales.

Create something tangible to hold your ideation, planning and creative insights for that special body of work. Join us in building a vessel for your intentions that's as unique as the thoughts it holds.

Let's explore making YOUR special book together on:

Tuesday, November 11

from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

During this live event, you'll witness the process of creating a three-dimensional book designed specifically for planning and ideating works in series. You'll see how materials are chosen, how structure supports creativity, and how a handmade book becomes an active participant in your artistic practice.

Your series awaits, make something special to hold your creative journey!

Work along side me and bring paper and drawing materials to start sketching out your book design!

Join US in this live event! It is open to In the Studio, Masterclass and Masterclass Plus patrons. Become a member by joining my Patreon site here: https://www.patreon.com/lisalcyr

Perfect Timing: November's Theme of Transformation

This event arrives at the perfect moment. November's Sketchbook Meditation Challenge is centered on TRANSFORMATION—the very essence of what happens when we commit to a series, bind our ideas into a book and allow our creative practice to evolve and deepen.

If you're participating in this month's challenge, you know the invitation: interpret transformation in any way that speaks to you. Make it personal. Use your story. Let yourself go. Experiment. Respond intuitively. Release expectations and let the work speak to you.

Share Your Work!

Anytime after the event, share your handmade book in our Navigating the Labyrinth of the Creative Mind Community Section under Sketchbook Meditation + Exploration. This is where group transformation becomes visible and individual creative practices get momentum and inspiration.