Description
I used Hahnemuhle Buggra Bütten paper to create both the front and back covers.
I used jade green dye and a sprinkling of salt in the wet cyanotype developing process. I also used a dash of vinegar … creating cyanotypes is a little like “cooking up” a design! I love the turquoise effects that mixing all of these ingredients together has given me.
The inside covers are made using handmade Nepalese Lokta paper in a gorgeous turquoise. The book is stitched together with teal Irish Linen waxed 4-ply thread.
I used Coptic stitching to bind the book together. Coptic binding means that the book will lie completely flat when opened, which makes it perfect for journaling or sketching.
All of the cartridge paper for the pages is recycled, mostly from old paper cups, and it’s all hand torn. The paper in this journal is slightly heavier than I usually use … it is 140gsm and is perfect for journaling or sketching or even watercolours.
The grey-board used for the covers is also, wherever possible, made from recycled materials.
This book is unique and made entirely by hand.
What is a journal?
It’s your story, your history, your present moment.
It’s a gateway into who you really are and how you really feel.
It’s a place to play and a place to get down to some serious work.
Keeping a journal, whether you do it every day, once a week, or only in moments of strong emotions, (good or bad), can be so many of these things, and so much more. Keeping a journal is meditation, it’s a place where you can open up a dialogue with your inner self, or your inner child, or your inner crazy-person-who-just-needs-to-rant!
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