Tending Joy Storyteller Journal
Size: 5.5" w x 7" h
Pages: 312 pages (156 sheets)
Cover: Leather
Tie: Sari Silk Ribbon
Joy is not something we put on like a mask—it is something we uncover, cultivate, and tend. As Ingrid Goff-Maidoff writes: “Joy is a kind of grace: a loving relationship with living—with your soul, the world, the world-soul. This joy is a fundamental possession that resides in the heart and longs to be uncovered rather than put on.”
The Tending Joy Storyteller is a companion for this practice of uncovering. Bound into rich purple natural leather and filled with the brilliant hues of handmade batik and lokta papers, it’s pure color therapy in book form.
Each page is an invitation: to nurture the relationship between yourself and life, to listen and respond, to let joy rise as you write, reflect, or simply turn the page. The colors themselves offer a visual dose of optimism—reminding you that joy is not something far off, but already blooming within.
May this Storyteller help you cultivate the intimacy of tending joy, one page at a time. 🌸
Learn more about what sets the Storyteller apart here.
Handmade Lokta Paper
This Storyteller features vibrant handmade batik paper in multi-colors as well as beautiful handmade lokta paper in multiple solid colors from Nepal. Lokta is produced using bark from the daphne shrub, a cousin to the laurel and the rhododendron.
Lokta is very eco-friendly, as the plant regenerates quickly and is one of the few under-utilized plant resources in the world. Each lokta sheet is made by hand and celebrates its “wabi sabi” beauty. Delightful to write, paint and glue on, it is incredibly strong and flexible.
All of the handmade pages of the Hypatia Storytellers can also be used, in addition to the archival plain page soft white paper in between each decorative sheet!
Natural Leather
Beautiful bison purple tumbled leather with a lovely pebbled grain and pull-up. Bison leather contains natural characteristics typical of American bison, including scratches, markings, and color variations.
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.