• A handmade journal sits upright beside a potted plant, three yellow flowers, a black pen, and a black mechanical pencil. The cover of the journal is cream with red olive springs repeated across it. It's angled so the open spine is visible, along with the black stitching holding it together.
  • An open journal lays on a white desk next to a potted plant. The journal has a black thread connecting the pages at the spine and two rings and three yellow flowers resting across the blank white pages.
  • A handmade journal laying on a white desk beside a potted plant, two rings, and three yellow flowers. The cover of the journal is cream with red olive springs repeated across it.
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Olive Sprig Watercolor Journal

Olive Sprig Watercolor Journal

$32.00 USD
$32.00 USD
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This journal is handbound using waxed black linen thread in a Coptic stitch. The cover is wrapped in hand screen printed recycled cotton paper from India with a red olive sprig motif. The endpapers are made of red cardstock.

The body of this journal is made of 80 pages / 40 sheets of Fabriano Artistico hot press watercolor paper. This paper is 100% cotton and is ideal for watercolor, tempera, gouche, acrylic, link, charcoal, graphite and drawing.

This binding method allows this book to open and lay perfectly flat for ease of use.

Sketchbook dimensions:
14cm x 15.3cm / 5.5in x 6in
Paper weight: 90lb / 200gsm

Paper Details

Artisan Papers: We use a variety of different papers in our work. Many of them are handmade in different regions of the world. Each sheet of paper is made like a piece of art, and carries with it generations of papermaking knowledge. Find out more about our artisan papers here.

Cardstock: Our cardstocks are all light-weight and acid-free. We use a variety of textures, but mostly smooth for use in our journals.

Journal Pages: Our default paper for journals is Canson Universal Sketch paper. It's best for dry media like pencil, pens, and charcoal. It's natural white, acid-free, has excellent erasability and is smudge resistant. Other specialty papers are sometimes used, and are detailed in the item description.

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  • A handmade journal sits upright beside a potted plant, three yellow flowers, a black pen, and a black mechanical pencil. The cover of the journal is cream with red olive springs repeated across it. It's angled so the open spine is visible, along with the black stitching holding it together.
  • An open journal lays on a white desk next to a potted plant. The journal has a black thread connecting the pages at the spine and two rings and three yellow flowers resting across the blank white pages.
  • A handmade journal laying on a white desk beside a potted plant, two rings, and three yellow flowers. The cover of the journal is cream with red olive springs repeated across it.