Personalized buckskin art sketchbook truly bound. With over 220 hand torn pages of Stonehenge 135w fine art drawing paper ripped to landscape format. This is the perfect gift for the art student or serious doodler or your deserving self. But wait . . . there's more. Check out the hand drilled copper keyhole. So that makes this neat bound buckskin leather book appeal to just about anybody with a sense of style and panache (that would you and not all, but most your friends). All those pages are hand lined too. Perhaps a book for the millennial to record the boring minutes of their daily lives (I couldn't help myself). BUY THIS BOOK! Have as much fun with it as did making it -Measures 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" x 1-1/8" of roughed out buckskin leather (pick any leather in my store) -Hand cut & trimmed into a neat fold-over landscape design cover -Hand cut and drilled copper keyhole -Six hand stitched signatures of 135w Stonehenge fine art/drawing paper -Inside cover pages feature original watercolors & custom printing -Signatures stitched with waxen linen thread -224 hand torn deckle edge pages -All pages lined in Prisma color pencil (choose your own color scheme) -Finished with imported silk head bands -Ask me about engraving the cover -Signed by your journal maker My journals are truly hand bound books. No floppy signatures stitched to the spine, these journals are constructed using standard bookbinding materials. Every page is hand torn 250w fine art paper and most journals are adorned with original artwork and hand hammered copper, brass or silver
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As sole proprietor at Studio of Visual Arts, I have been a professional illustrator and printmaker for 35 years. My illustrative work is represented in five Louisiana State Museums, countless corporate collections and has received numerous prestigious grants. NewSouthBooks was born as a natural extension of that same artisanship. I am now producing and marketing handmade, leather bound journals of quality and distinction, each journal a unique presentation with original artwork as adornment. All leather, new or old, is hand-cut and trimmed. I use only the highest quality fine art/printmaking paper (250w), hand stitching each signature. My leather journals are truly bound books using traditional book binding materials. Adding to the distinction is the incorporation of original artwork to inside covers and often, the middle signature. On this site, you'll see many examples of work previously completed for clientele. Just find me and we can discuss making one to suit your individual needs and taste
Rebecca Bendlak
For wedding diaryMichael was fabulous to work with and is a fine artist and craftsman. His beautifully bound pages of my wedding journal, all perfectly nestled in a beautiful custom cover, is the perfect gift for my husband to be on our wedding day. Thank you Michael!
Spencer Smallwood
For Distressed Pig Skin Leather Bound Travel Adventure Journal Ledger PlannerThere are not enough written (or spoken) words to describe Michael & his art. He is a true gentleman and his books are beyond "Art". I now have several of Michael's books and they are, well, 'perfect'; period. Thank you Michael - very much.
Sarah Groat
For Handmade leather journalI was very impressed, not only with the leather journal, but with the communication by the maker. I wasn't expecting to receive such prompt replies, considering I live in another country and time zone. Michael is lovely and I will definitely be coming back to do more projects in the future.
I can't recommend Michael any higher to anyone wanting a handmade leather diary.
Thank you Michael!
Aryn Gabai
For Leather Bound Handmade Western Pocket Journal Copper Cowboy Diary Travel AdventureThe maker was great to work with, easy to communicate with and made sure our book arrived within our timeframe. A little high on the price, but the quality was much higher than standard books in a store. A definite memory made with this purchase.
Katy Reincke
For Handmade Leather Bound Pressed Flower Journal Purple Travel Diary Art NotebookThank you so much for a beautiful journal! I got this as a Christmas present for my mother and I know she'll be very happy with the finished product! I really appreciate all the communication and time you put into this. Hope to hear from you again when I need another journal!
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