Lady Artisan

The Garden of Her Heart

This is a 5" x 7" blank journal designed specifically for Hope and Healing, an Etsy charity project with Rape Response Services. The project is going on throughout the month of September with a number of Etsy sellers donating a portion of certain items to RRS.

This journal has a mosaic front and back cover made from polymer clay and grout. The front cover is a picture of a heart with a tree growing out of it, the roots running throughout the heart. The tree stands strong and bears fruit. Some of the tiles on both covers have impressions of natural elements from my yard (leaves, flowers, etc.). After grouting, I outlined the tree, fruit, heart, and the roots in permanent black marker.

The covers are made up of three layers which are left exposed on the edges. The inside front cover has an original poem I wrote while working on this project. The poem is printed on acid-free paper with a light floral background and torn to size. I added some dried flower petals and covered the printed poem and petals with a protective glaze. This is the only portion of the book with a glaze on it, the rest has been hand sanded and buffed to a gentle sheen.

The text block includes a variety of beautiful handmade papers with natural and fiber inclusions (mostly floral and plant inclusions). Some are very textured and more suited for collage or photos. I tested all papers with a few different inks for bleed-through and feathering. The best pen was a basic ball-point type, although gel pens seem to work alright.

The binding on this book is Coptic so the book lays completely flat when open. There are 124 pp.




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