Cherry Blossoms
This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 100 gsm, rose Hahnemühle Ingres mouldmade paper from Germany, sewn with Irish linen thread in the linked stitch pattern that dates back at least to the Ancient Copts. It allows the book to lay open easily to any page.
This book’s endbands are red and yellow cotton, and its bookmark is split French goatskin. Its spine is covered split French goatskin from Rocky Mountain Leather Supply in Utah, and its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand silk-screened in Japan in a factory where kimonos are printed.
Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.
The talisman in this book is Chinese coin from the Qing Dynasty. Cherry blossom time, Sakura, is propitious in Japan; it signifies the end of winter and the start of renewal. Begin.
This book is roughly 6.5 x 10” with a few more than 150 blank pages.