Robin Harper

Bio

Robin Williams Harper is a paper and book artist who produces many kinds of handmade books and paper creations out of the tiny Celestine Studio in Haw River, North Carolina. She builds original books using traditional binding methods as well as some styles of her own design. She frequently works with writers and photographers to custom design and bind small editions of their works. In addition to new books, Harper does a brisk trade in book repair, including binding different kinds of valuable personal materials for clients. Harper received her BFA in Painting and Art Education from East Carolina University, and also studied at the Haystack Mountain School in Deer Isle, Maine, and the North Bennet Street School in Boston. She has taught bookbinding, papermaking, and printmaking classes in the Triangle area since 1988. Outside of Celestine Studio, she works in the Preservation Department at D.H. Hill Library at NC State University.