Buttercream Blossoms Storyteller Journal

This exceptional Japanese paper is made in a precise and laborious process of stenciling and resist dying based on traditional kimono-printing techniques using persimmon-dyed kozo as the stencils and a highly skillful process that produces striking beauty in long-lasting color and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by an adept hand. The color, quality, and beauty of these papers always take my breath away!

Complementing the Japanese Chiyogami paper is a curated selection of fine art papers - Hahnemühle Bugra and Fabriano Tiziano, along with handmade Lokta and cotton rag papers  - bringing inviting texture, depth, and tactile beauty to every page.

You will fall in love with the colors, texture, and versatility and ease of working and writing on these beautiful acid free papers! The Hahnemühle paper is a 160 gsm, 45% cotton rag paper, textured on one side, smooth on the other, allowing you to show all of your inspirations off to the very best effect.

Fabriano Tiziano is made in Italy, acid free, and 160 gsm. This particular line of paper has a high cotton content, textured, highly lightfast, and an excellent surface for artists of all skill levels. Tiziano paper features a woven textured grain, and the high cotton content gives the Tiziano paper a soft feel, with a toothy texture, making it ideal for pastels, pencil, graphite, charcoal, and fountain pen. This paper can also be used for other numerous type of art techniques: crayon, gouache, light washes, ink, tempera, air brush, watercolor techniques, art prints, letterpress, silkscreen printing and lithography.

Thick, elegant avocado-colored full grain bull hide, natural and medium firm. This unique leather is stylish, graceful, and uniquely natural.

Due to its firm grain, I don’t think this leather will ever scoff and mark up, even with age! Natural leather develops a rich patina over time and may darken, soften, and develop color variations.

Each scratch, scuff, and crease tells a story, adding depth and personality to the leather’s surface.

When desired or needed, “Leather CPR” (easily purchased through Amazon) can be massaged into the leather to restore its moisture and erase scratches.