Artist Research: Hedi Kyle - Artist bookbinder

 Heid Kyle is a book binder who was referenced in an online bookbinding course that I have joined.

Inspired by the lace samples I saw at Nottingham Castle I want to make some kind of sample book of all the visual elements of my research for this project, such as the stone rubbings, sketches, and prints. this course is for bookbinding to present art works and think it will be really useful technique to develop to present research and sketch books in a more interesting way. I'm really interested in using different textures of paper and fabric in my work and I like how Hedi combines lots of elements to make 3D structures that are very tactile. Below is some information lifted from her website and some example of her work that I like.

"STATEMENT

My work focuses on the book as a three-dimensional object that can be explored and reinvented beyond traditional modes of binding and display. Because of my background as a conservator, I‘ve encountered many unusual books in the collections of libraries around the world. This has allowed me to draw on obscure historical examples of the book to inform and inspire my own structures. This experience has also taught me that, from the repetitions of the fold, there is always the potential for new structures to emerge. In my creative practice, I experiment, divert, re-build, and alter with the intent of keeping the book alive as a mechanical object of extraordinary diversity."

"BIO

Hedi Kyle is the coauthor, with her daughter, Ulla Warchol, of The Art of the Fold, a step-by-step guide to making a broad selection of her original structures.

Hedi was born in Berlin, graduated in 1959 from the Werk-Kunst-Schule in Wiesbaden, Germany, with a degree in graphic design, and shortly thereafter emigrated to the United States. In the decades since, Hedi has spent her career revolutionizing the field of book arts, teaching workshops throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.
In her capacity as a conservator, Hedi cofounded the Book Preservation Center at the New York Botanical Garden and coauthored Library Materials Preservation Manual, one of the first books on library preservation techniques. As head conservator at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, and as an adjunct professor in the Graduate Program for Book Arts and Printmaking at the University of the Arts, Hedi trained and mentored a generation of conservators and book artists. Her one-of-a-kind book constructions are in the collections of numerous institutions and individuals and have been the subject of multiple solo and group exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad. Hedi is an honorary member of the Guild of Book Workers and a cofounder, with Gary Frost and Tim Barrett, of the Paper & Book Intensive (PBI), now in its thirty-third year. She is the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Career Award from the College Book Art Association (CBAA)."

"Bug Bend"

"Pattern Trilogy"

"In Praise Of Dusting"

"Journal"

"Zwords"

I was not really aware of this kind of artistic book binding approach, I was looking online for simple bookbinding technique to collate my work. I feel really inspired by the possibilities. 
I'm mindful that not all these techniques will be right for this project, as I do still want elements of a traditional book as I'm dealing with a historic site, so I want the materials I  use to reflect that aspect but with a more 3D technique perhaps.
In reference to historic books Its a Church so of course The bible comes to mind but also I have a few antique, Victorian books for inspiration as this is the time period of a lot of the graves in he church yard.
I will continue with the course and see what possibilities I discover.