Karen Hanmer

Contemporary decorative techniques for leather bindings

Inlaid and incised lines, feathered onlays, inlaid dots, back-pared onlay

Texture from overlapping strips of leather and from strips of mat board adhered to board before covering

Texture pressed into leather by strips of mat board and sandpaper

Printed images protected with mylar, inlay, pochoir, laser printing on leather

Collages from sanded leather and sanded magazine pages