Watercolor

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 120 gsm, hand-laid Arches 100% cotton rag archival watercolor paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was used as early as 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 tri-color grosgrain ribbon.  Its spine is covered in Dubletta cloth from the Netherlands, and its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand-marbled by Betty Caponi in San Monte Giusto, Italy.

 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 book is a 1971 Kennedy half-dollar.  This book was stitched 60 years to the day from the assassination of John F. Kennedy.  A legacy lives on in hearts and minds.

This book is approximately 6.5 x 10” with about 150 blank pages.