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Nothing makes me happier than working with color... I feel a deep satisfaction when a vision in my mind is captured in something tangible I made with my hands. These hemp linen plant-dyed patchwork journals really capture the dye garden at its height of bloom. Preserving color in fabric and then stitching the small pieces back together again to create color combinations is meditative and informative. There are puzzles to solve with size and shape and the subjective decisions of color balance. I am fascinated by what pleases my eyes and what absolutely does not, it almost feels out of my control…  something I can't explain.

This is a half size version of my extra-large handbound journal, the spread is as big as a single page in the extra-large journal. It is bigger than my standard journals and smaller than my everyday extra-large journal - a 'just-right' size for lists and sketches and taped bits of thread and fabric.

This book is meant to be used. When we have beautiful things made by hand, we are more likely to use them in a meaningful way. I begin by hand-tearing soft white, unlined, acid-free, 80# text paper that is ideal for drawing and writing with pen or pencil. The exposed spine stitching allows the book to lay flat when it is open. I also reinforced the hinge area of the spine. 

Each book contains 116 pages, measures 6.25 x 9.5" and is covered with a patchwork design of organic hemp linen fabric that is plant-dyed in small batches in my dye studio with plants from my dye garden and dyes from Botanical Colors. Each patchwork journal is a single color on the back side (indicated in the drop-down listing) and has contrasting hinge reinforcement fabric strips in the spine.