THE BINDERY

Selected Works by Jainabah Lumumba Phillips

Fine bindings, traditional structures, commissioned books and selected repair work created in the JourneyMade bindery.

EXPLORE SELECTED WORK ↓

1984 (Copy)

Rectangular, blue leather-bound book with gold circuit patterns on the cover, red page edges, and white background.

Open book with marbled endpapers and red page edges

Damaged old book with exposed spine and loose stitching on a table.

Close-up of a large, old book with a damaged spine next to a metal ruler measuring its height. The background features a small fan, colorful decorations, and a well-lit interior space.

An ornate, vintage family Bible with intricate gold detailing on a black cover, surrounded by crafting tools on a cutting mat.

Antique Holy Bible with decorative cover featuring embossed religious images and ornate metal clasps, resting on a cutting mat.

Antique parallel Bible on cutting mat, book spine facing up, with ornate detailing.

Room interior with a decorative box featuring marbled patterns on a table, a blue and silver ruler, pens in a holder, and a printer. Background includes a metal shelving unit and a window view of an indoor space.

Antique Holy Bible in a decorative box on a work desk with tools and supplies for book restoration.

A closed Holy Bible on a gridded cutting mat with a utility knife in the background.

A book titled 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison displayed upright on a workbench. In front of it, there is an open, partially bound book with threads. The background shows a workshop setting with shelves and tools.

Hand holding a leather-bound book with red and gold marbled design, indoors with shelves in background.

A person holding a book while smiling, wearing a denim jacket and African print skirt.

Handmade book with colorful textured cover and exposed spine binding, featuring a small rabbit figurine inside a window on the right cover.

Artistic book cover with textured design featuring abstract patterns and tribal motifs, including a face with shell eyes. The book is bound with visible twine stitching.

Decorative hardcover book with an African-inspired design; features a face with cowrie shell eyes on the right cover and a circular abstract pattern on the left. Bound with visible stitching, placed on a cutting mat with measurement markings.

Close-up of a handmade book with a bark cover, green yarn resembling moss, and exposed stitching on the spine.

Wooden sculpture with a held book between two carved pieces, bound by string, against a tiled background.

Open book with thick pages, potentially water damaged, standing upright

Hand holding a decorative box with tribal patterns and small seashells displayed in a transparent section.

Three miniature book-shaped Christmas ornaments with phrases "The Secret Life of Santa," "Have A Merry Christmas," and "Holly Jolly Christmas," hanging from strings. A hand holds them against a blurred home interior background.

A handmade journal with a purple flower design and the name 'Marley' on a cutting mat.

Person with colorful headscarf holding patterned book, green foliage background.

Journal with sunflower design, brown cover, and pick comb emblem, surrounded by yellow sunflower, tea cup, orange, and decorative string lights on wooden surface.

Open book titled "Natural Reflections" with an illustration of a girl and text "Guided Journal for Girls." Next to it, a cup of tea, tea bag labeled "black history tea," eyeglasses, and cowrie shells on a wooden surface.