A5 Black Leather Foldover Front Journal - Notebook

Rustic A5 (22 x 16cms), genuine leather hand-bound journal/notebook. Inspiration Diary, Dream Recording, Art or Travel Journal.

Made with a black, genuine leather hide. Bound with teal waxed linen thread and filled with 130gsm artists cartridge paper signatures (signatures are the individual paper books which have been sewn inside, 8 in total, each consisting of 8 folded pages). 128 leaves which will give you 256 write-able pages. The paper I have chosen for my journals is a premium grade fine tooth artist’s drawing cartridge paper with good erasability. Perfect for finished drawing in pen, pencil, marker, charcoal & pastel.

All of my leather hides are sourced from an Australian Tannery located in Victoria. Their philosophy is to source the best Australian hides and finishes to create the perfect product. I am extremely happy with the quality of all the leathers I have sourced from them. Where possible I like to work with the natural edging of the hide to give the journal added character. Each hide is different with many lovely quirks - holes, differing colour gradients and natural blemishes. Attached wrap around lacing closes the journal. This is a sturdy 2.2-2.4mm leather and is quite soft and pliable. Of course being natural leather, will be strong and durable.

A feature of these journals are the inclusion of 2 my own original art prints in the first signature flanked by sheets of gold metallic with coloured papers. This particular journal features ONE sheet of hand made paper at the beginning of each signature (8 sheets in total). I really wanted to add yet another dimension to my journals so I have been creating hand made paper using my recyclables at home. Of course as with the journals themselves, I am saying my handmade paper is quite rustic, but definitely very beautiful. It is quite a lengthy process and I can usually get around 12-15 sheets from one batch of pulp I make up. I do love to make the paper as fine as I can when the pulp batch is almost finished. So the paper you find in your journal will be differing thicknesses and some may have little holes or imperfections. But I haven't included anything I wouldn't want to see myself in a journal if I was purchasing it.

I have included a couple of process images as well this time, so you have an idea of what goes into the creation of these journals.

This very unique and special journal can be used for the recording of all your art, precious words or dreams. The journal arrives to you wrapped and packaged in a recycled gift box.