Story Time

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 80 gsm Mohawk Superfine archival paper stitched 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 red and yellow cotton, and its bookmark is red grosgrain ribbon.  Its spine is covered in black bonded leather, and its boards are wrapped in hand silk-screened washi paper that was decorated in a Japanese factory where kimono fabric is printed.

 Treasure binding began with monks in the 6^th 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 journal is a 2015 Mardi Gras dubloon from New Orleans, reminding us of “Children’s Stories that Live Forever.”  Stories, like experiences, become our lessons, our dreams, our lives.

This book is approximately 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages.