Jana Pullman
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jana Pullman began working with books in 1983 while pursuing her BFA and MFA degrees in Art. She studied binding with Jim Dast at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Bill Anthony at the University of Iowa. For several years, she was employed at the University of Utah Marriott Library supervising the general collection book repair unit. Jana is currently the owner of Western Slope Bindery in Minneapolis, specializing in custom binding and repair of books. She focuses her artistic energies on fine binding and participates in book exhibitions. During many years of working in book arts, she has been a printer, papermaker, bookbinder, illustrator, conservator and instructor in the book arts.

Website: westernslopebindery.com

Open Horizons , 2012

This book was sewn on linen tapes with laced-on boards and hand sewn silk endbands. Edges are sponge painted with brown and tan, and endpapers are tan Canson Ingres paper. Using one of the illustrations in the book as my inspiration, I recreated the lake scene with painted areas and back pared onlays of calf and goatskin with some detailing of the branches done with blind tooling.

Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 20.5 x 14 x 2.5 centimeters

Open Horizons by Sigurd F. Olson was published in 1969.