About the Artist

Kasey Potzler creates hand bound blank journals using acid free handmade papers from around the world, decorative papers, and leather. She primarily uses two methods. The first uses decorative stitching where inside page sections are sewn directly through the spine. This creates a very sturdy book. The second method uses a Coptic stitch to hold the book together, instead of a spine board. Both types of books lay flat when opened, which makes the books very easy to use for writing or drawing. She also creates photograph albums, accordion books, and custom orders. Kasey got her start in book arts when an Artist in Residence came to her 5th grade classroom in Mount Vernon to do bookbinding, From that point on she's been hooked on making books! She's enjoyed teaching book arts to students in her classrooms for the last 12 years. Kasey has taken classes from fine book artists in Washington and Minnesota. Currently she is teaching book arts classes for students in Whatcom and Skagit counties.

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