{"id":3734,"date":"2020-07-22T14:27:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/?p=3734"},"modified":"2020-07-22T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:27:30","slug":"saved-by-the-bell-marbled-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/saved-by-the-bell-marbled-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Saved by the Bell Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-6.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful Memphis Style Marbled Journal by book artist Ruth Bleakley\" class=\"wp-image-3764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-6.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-6-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-6-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Summertime memory: coming back from the beach during the heat of the day to eat ice cream sandwiches and watch &#8220;Saved By the Bell&#8221; reruns at my grandparent&#8217;s house. And now I live in the same house! But&#8230;no TV&#8230;and also I&#8217;m lactose intolerant now, so no ice cream. But hey, one out of three ain&#8217;t bad. haha. If you aren&#8217;t familiar with the show, it&#8217;s about a wholesome high school in California. The opening intro theme was full of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=memphis+design&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjfi42hjeHqAhVQCc0KHVPLBwsQ_AUoAXoECBYQAw&amp;biw=1500&amp;bih=942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">memphis design<\/a> inspired postmodern graphics, and when I made the marbled paper on the cover of this book, it reminded me of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.handmadejournalshop.com\/books-for-sale\/saved-by-the-bell-journal\" target=\"_blank\">This book is for sale in my handmade journal shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-3.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful Memphis Style Marbled Journal by book artist Ruth Bleakley\" class=\"wp-image-3761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-3.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-3-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-3-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-5.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful Memphis Style Marbled Journal by book artist Ruth Bleakley\" class=\"wp-image-3763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-5.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-5-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-5-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"arve aligncenter\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-wah5iwid4n869de9930b1885683111574\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4 \/ 3\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-wah5iwid4n869de9930b1885683111574\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wAh5IwiD4N8?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"675\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wAh5IwiD4N8?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ruthbleakley.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/saved-by-the-bell-marbled-journal\\\/#arve-youtube-wah5iwid4n869de9930b1885683111574\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/wAh5IwiD4N8?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Marbling the Paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In October of 2019 I took a wonderful marbling workshop from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliestopka.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Natalie Stopka<\/a>, an accomplished marbler, pigment maker and (in a past life) book artist based in New York. I&#8217;ve always wanted to meet her and I had a great experience.  I highly recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliestopka.com\/workshops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">taking a class with her<\/a>, she has some online workshops scheduled. (As of this blog post, she also has <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ayafiberstudio.com\/surface-design-workshops\/marbling-retreat-suminagashi-paper-and-fabric-printing-with-natalie-stopka\" target=\"_blank\">a class scheduled for October 2020 again<\/a> at Aya Fiber Studio) Even though I&#8217;ve done marbling before, I still learned  plenty of tips and tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our marbling class took place at Aya Fiber Studio, an open studio right next to a charming seaside marina in Stuart, Florida. I&#8217;d already been there before to take an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/shibori-tie-dye-class-with-jane-callender-at-aya-fiber-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> indigo dyeing class<\/a> the previous year, and it&#8217;s a wonderful space with plenty of room and doors that open on both sides to let the sea breeze in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only issue is that marbling&#8230;and breezes&#8230;are not always friends! I remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/suminagashi-kimono-marbling-day-one-continued\/\">when I went to Japan to be on that reality show about arts and crafts<\/a>, the studio was absolutely stifling, with no open windows, no fans and NO air conditioning. That&#8217;s because the motion of the air on the surface of the water will disrupt the pattern&#8230;but when done intentionally, the results can  be really interesting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"arve aligncenter\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"vimeo\" id=\"arve-vimeo-43190047469de9930b2250128130852\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-vimeo-43190047469de9930b2250128130852\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/431900474?h=6416b6e3c7&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&amp;html5=1&amp;title=1&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"506.25\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/431900474?h=6416b6e3c7&#038;dnt=1&#038;app_id=122963&#038;html5=1&#038;title=1&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ruthbleakley.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/saved-by-the-bell-marbled-journal\\\/#arve-vimeo-43190047469de9930b2250128130852\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/431900474?h=6416b6e3c7&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"arve aligncenter\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"vimeo\" id=\"arve-vimeo-43190647769de9930b2adc741721640\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-vimeo-43190647769de9930b2adc741721640\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/431906477?h=9180dae807&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&amp;html5=1&amp;title=1&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"506.25\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/431906477?h=9180dae807&#038;dnt=1&#038;app_id=122963&#038;html5=1&#038;title=1&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ruthbleakley.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/saved-by-the-bell-marbled-journal\\\/#arve-vimeo-43190647769de9930b2adc741721640\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/431906477?h=9180dae807&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had several days of great marbling in Natalie&#8217;s class but by the end of the third day, it was getting pretty hot and we had to turn on the fans. I noticed that my marbling ink was actually drying on the surface of the size! I thought the fractured look of the paint as it dried was so interesting, I intentionally left it on the marbling bath for more than an hour during lunch, to create some amazing crackled paper, which you can see here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful fractured marbled paper by book artist Ruth Bleakley\" class=\"wp-image-3770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sewing a french link and coptic stitch Colorful Memphis Style Marbled Journal by book artist Ruth Bleakley\" class=\"wp-image-3771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-2-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Saved-By-the-Bell-Journal-Process-Photos-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Sewing the book together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Those of you who like to plan things out will be frustrated to hear that I didn&#8217;t plan out the stitch pattern of this book before I started sewing. After combining several of the &#8220;fractured&#8221; papers for the covers, and another lovely aqua marbled paper for the inside endpapers I chose pale lavender thread to sew the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had sort of a vague idea of combining french link and coptic, but I simply decided to &#8220;let the spirit lead me&#8221; while I was sewing. Honestly, it wasn&#8217;t until I was nearly done that I was pleased with the result. About halfway through I thought, &#8220;what is even going on here?!&#8221;, and considered pulling out all the stitches, but the more signatures you add, the better the pattern emerges, so I&#8217;m glad I kept going. The spacing between the straight ladder stitches was unintentional, I simply skipped a signature, but decided to keep the pattern going and I like the spacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It could be yours:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.handmadejournalshop.com\/books-for-sale\/saved-by-the-bell-journal\" target=\"_blank\"> Saved by the Bell Journa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handmadejournalshop.com\/books-for-sale\/saved-by-the-bell-journal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">l<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.handmadejournalshop.com\/books-for-sale\/saved-by-the-bell-journal\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8211; Handmade Journal Shop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful Memphis Style Marbled Journal by book artist Ruth Bleakley\" class=\"wp-image-3762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-4-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-4-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saved-by-The-Bell-Marbled-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-4-1152x1536.jpg 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