The A5 Sketchbook/Journal.
Handmade leather journal.
6" x 8.5" (16cm x 21.5cm)
Made from rustic purple leather, this journal looks better and better the more it is handled and used. Filled with 80 pages of handtorn 140gsm cartridge paper from the local mill, this journal is perfect for sketching, taking notes and can even handle some watercolours.
The engraving on the back is a vegvísir - an Icelandic magical stave intended to help the bearer find their way through rough weather. The symbol is attested in the Huld Manuscript, collected in Iceland by Geir Vigfusson in Akureyri in 1860.
The clasp is held in place with hand hammered rivets and snaps to close.
All my leather journals are handbound using natural hemp thread and use paper made locally a couple of miles from my studio.