Book & Bottle Crafts

Katelyn

Bookbinder, writer, witch.

A dark purple leather bound book with an emboss of a crow's skull on the cover.

The Raven’s Skull Tome

One of my favorite pieces — I made this after watching Marvel’s Moon Knight. I sketched the raven skull while referencing a 3D scan by the University of Dundee Museum. One of the coolest resources I hope to do more with.

Book is pressed into lying book press, leather curled up and held onto the spine with twine.
Atttacing the spine
A paper cutout of the raven skull on the bookboard of the unfinished book.
Determining sizing
Drawing of a raven skull on thin card board. A second drawing of another layer of it cut out. A torbie cat named Sweet Potato examines the work.
Getting Approval
Raven skull cardstock layers are being glued to an unfinished book.
Gluing Emboss
Purple leather is smoothed over raven skull emboss
Tooling Emboss