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Wedding Guest Books | Photo Albums | Art Journals 

 

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AJRAK

        pocket leather art journals with textured hemp paper

              Tied with vintage Ajrak block printed cotton ribbons dyed with indigo & madder.

 
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Heritage inspired, a collection of books to paint, draw and write in. Here’s a glimpse of one with a vintage gold plated clasp closure. Coming soon... #lotusblubookart #handbound #nostalgicdesign #handcrafted @shekukannehmason, the 19 year old cellist from Nottingham, the highlight of the Royal wedding for me, in fact, I think he stole the show. Such brilliance. #cellist #music #soulful #cello curiouser and curiouser🐈 . #lotusblubookart #wanderings #cheshirecat #curiouserandcuriouser #curiouscat #sunbathingcat Clematis prettiness everywhere 🌸 . #clematismontana #clematismontanarubens #lotusblubookart #dailyinspiration #floralinspiration #englishcountrygarden #thorntonvillage #doors #westyorkshire #ihaveathingfordoors Wishing my family, friends and followers a peaceful month of fasting this Ramzan (Ramadan)💫 . I look this picture of the moon earlier and it reminded me of this poem by @taherehmafi 🌙 . . The moon understands what it means to be human. Alone. Cratered by imperfections. Light and dark. A little peek at a new collection of one-of-a-kind books for writing, drawing and painting. ✍🏽 . #lotusblubookart #handcrafted #heartfeltcreations #nostalgicdesign #handbound #ooakjournal #heritagedesign #journals #handmadebooks #bookbinding #bookbinder #artisanal ll#artjournal #dailymuse #beinspired Sakura — The ephemeral tenderness of cherry blossom on paper. One-of-a-kind hand bound book with a screen printed cover and a hand painted spine detail. (link in bio)🌸 . #lotusblubookart #cherryblossom #cherryblossomwedding #mayweddings #sakura Good day everyone. I’m working with some lovely materials today, these book blocks bound a few days ago will be covered in leather and embroidered fabric for some one-of-a-kind journals, later today I shall also be listing some wedding guest books and photo albums.🌷 : : #lotusblubookart #hemppaper #treefreepaper #journals #journaling #artjournal #dailymuse #heritagedesign #handbound #bookarts #bookish #booklovin #bookbinding #craftswoman #dailyartist #watercolourjournal #writeitdown #documentyourdays Long may this lovely warmth and light last. There’s nothing more motivating for me. Spine detail in 24 carat shell gold, an elegant space to personalise with initials. Part of a new book collection featuring prints of my original watercolour florals. Available to order by 16/5💫 . #lotusblubookart #weddingguestbook #nostalgicdesign #storiestotell #fillyourpaper #elegantweddings #vintageweddinginspiration #weddinginspo #goldleaf #goldwreath #24carat #gold #heritagedesign #personalisedweddinggift #fbf to one of my favourite scrolls made with reclaimed goatskin and tea washed hemp paper. This was encased in a vintage Tea Caddy. It found a home in USA last year. These scrolls can be used for writing, painting or drawing. More of these coming soon... #bookish #lotusblubookart #artscroll #journals #journaling #morningpages #dailymuse #alternativewedding #leatherscroll #artistscroll #hemppaper #treefreepaper it’s been a full on week of making books of all shapes and sizes, from wedding guest books, albums, leather scrolls to ooak art journals... tomorrow will be a day to photograph them all. In other news, I am ever so excited to be getting new stock of handmade cotton rag paper next week from one of the oldest paper makers in India. (Photo by talented cousin @sarahafeez07) #lotusblubookart #bookbinding #bindery #artisanal #creatives #dailycreative #artjournaling #bookarts #paperlove #biblophile #bookish #booklovin #papergifts #paperanniversary #artjournal Going through some old photos and came across this of book I made in 2011 for a Geologist. This is the spine Earth • Wind • Water • Fire Which one are you? 🌏 💨 💧 🔥 #elements #natureelements #earthwindwaterfire #nature #lotusblubookart #bookspine #naturaldyes #bookart #rusticjournal Settling into the studio a little late today (well, it is a holiday) and getting ready to test my new handmade paper stock for the next run of art journals. Natural and aged/tea stained hemp, cotton rag in natural white and bright white. Check my stories for results 🎨 . (Sendak artist roll by @pegandawl) #lotusblubookart #artjournals #naturalmaterials #treefreepaper I do enjoy the opaqueness of gouache, a perfect medium for this rough hemp paper. #lotusblubookart #hemppaper #gouache #pigmentpaint #naturalpaints #artjournaling #pocketartjournal #reclaimed leather #travelartjournal Ajrak — four little leather Khata art journals with textured hemp paper. I tied these up with some ribbons made from an old Ajrak scarf, traditionally used for turbans amongst other things in Sindh and Gujarat provinces of India and Pakistan, block printed and resist dyed with madder root, turmeric and indigo. Digging out my stash of old textiles for more journals to come📖 . The hemp paper used In these journals is suitable to paint on with gouache (link in bio) #lotusblubookart #hemppaper #journals Hammock view for the afternoon while binding a book or two. Perfect watercolour painting spot🌸 . #sakura #cherryblossom #paintme #lotusblubookart Paper to bind, tea and a freshly baked currant bun. Rock ‘n’ roll Friday nights I love. Hope you all have a smashing, sunny bank holiday weekend. xx Pit stop at @emilys_thebrontebirthplace on my way to the post office. See more in stories. I’m ready for nap now after my walk back home, up hill all the way😴 Say it with roses🥀 . A5 hardback book to use as a guest book, album or journal. (link in bio) #weddingguestbook #personalised #1stweddinganniversary #paperanniversarygift #rosejournal #handmadebooks #vintageweddinginspiration #weddingplanning #etherealwedding #putitonpaper #lotusblubookart