Ecllipse

This archival, hand-sewn journal is made from 100 gsm, antique white Hahnemühle Ingres mouldmade paper from Germany, sewn with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

This book’s endbands are black and white cotton, and its bookmark is black satin ribbon.  Its spine is lambskin. Its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand silk-screened in Japan in a factory where kimono silks are decorated.

 The talisman in this book is a contemporary casting of the moon’s surface, surrounded by a gold leaf sun flare.  On April 8, 2024, much of the United States was in the path of totality for a full lunar eclipse. It will present the longest period of day-time darkness in more than a decade.  When the moon passes, light is restored.