New Journal

Over the last few days I have been working on a new visual journal and now it is finished and ready to work in which is just as well as the old one is all finished. It takes me a about 6 months to use up a journal so, I love to spend my time making something I will be happy to spend half a year with. This one has 6 signatures of 5 pages each, 4 of cartridge for writing on and in the centre of each signature some more specialer paper for drawings. The covers are heavy card covered in calico then I glued on threads and fabric which I coated in a starch mix. I then made up my paints with milk and pigment and finally it was all coated in a beeswax mix. The stitching on the spine is all silk thread with small semi preciaous stone bead attatched. i am mot happy with the result. Perhaps I will make up a few and add them to my etsy shop.

The front.

The back

The spine

a close up some texture