https://www.theabbeystudio.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-07-08 https://www.theabbeystudio.com/blog/Blog Post Title One-3zaa9-zlxng-nw5xz monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/78a61713-13b4-4858-ae43-91fb5391d075/unnamed+%284%29.jpg Blog - July Happenings - Folded-Concertina Manuscript - It’s Finished! Some of you might remember in the last few newsletters I've provided an overview of the process I went through to create this fun little manuscript. It's bound now - by awesome bookbinder Stacie Dolin (@njstacie on Instagram) - utilizing leather and hand-marbled paper from Chena River Marblers. I've made a (silent) video of it that you can view by clicking the image with the red and white arrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/79124a57-f800-4a81-89a1-df6bd32a4f0d/Screenshot+2026-07-08+at+2.38.58%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - July Happenings - The manuscript contains text that relates to the year - the months, the seasons, and the Celtic festivals. Each month contains a poem that describes some aspect of that month. In a break with tradition, I put the colophon at the start of the manuscript rather than at the end, and I've explained that I took inspiration from a manuscript at the British Library (Add MS17367). The last bit gives attribution to the poets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/1783535560795-XE4AKDWWTT270HUNER8K/unnamed+%281%29.jpg Blog - July Happenings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/1783535566443-RL6GGFLFX3BPY4DCK39W/unnamed+%282%29.jpg Blog - July Happenings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/1783535568533-DQWOG6NT09SZ3PQWSUEG/unnamed+%283%29.jpg Blog - July Happenings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/c3de9f7d-db6e-4cb7-bde9-c6b46fc8a90a/unnamed.png Blog - July Happenings - New Website in the Works Over the last month or so we've encountered a few technical issues. Our website was down for several days, and once it was back up there were some payment-processing issues, and then our Etsy shop went mysteriously black. We've decided to turn these lemons into lemonade, as the saying goes, and so we have a new website in the works! It's very exciting and to give you a little taste of what is to come, I'm including a sketch of our refreshed logo. With any luck we'll be able to send a link to our new, streamlined website in the August newsletter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/281e48a5-af25-4f5c-905c-79bcaf5e8db8/il_1588xN.8229861733_h43s.png Blog - July Happenings - Our Etsy Shop Now that we've rebounded from our mysterious Etsy black-out we invite you to check out some recent additions. My good friend, Janet Bouldin, recently came to my shop and painted items from around my shop, like the moutarde jar and blue inkwell shown here. Check out all of her designs in this grouping by clicking the image or this link. Keep an eye out for her next grouping, and all our offerings on our Etsy Shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/05a5c34d-61b4-42c6-95df-6d0e82b9c907/tarot-medieval-modern.jpg Blog - July Happenings - New Exhibit on Tarot at The Morgan Library The Morgan Library in New York City has just opened Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions and it promises to be an amazing show. Open through October 4, the show explores the "origins of the earliest surviving tarot decks" from the fifteenth century in contrast with modern interpretations which "opened doors to imagination and symbolism." As usual, The Morgan has published a fabulous catalog for the exhibit, and their shop is chock full of great merch relating to tarot and their history. Don't miss it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3ab37abc2ea810dcc9a801/a5b52e0a-8f00-43a2-8818-73c9cf08b38c/unnamed-1.jpg Blog - July Happenings - Guided Independent Study Try something new! Like, gilding perhaps (shown). Recently we've seen an uptick in interest in our one-on-one calligraphy classes. If you are among those looking to move away from group instruction, please consider our Guided Independent Study. It can be conducted virtually or in our studio & shop in Marblehead, MA, and the subject range is broad. 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