I have always been drawn to the quiet beauty of things left behind - ancient patterns, timeworn textures, and the mysterious treasures of forgotten places. My handmade journals are born from this love of the old world, each one crafted to feel like a relic unearthed from another time.
Every journal is a slow creation - pages hand-torn and weathered to hold stories of their own. Within them, you may find small treasures: fragments of handmade papers gathered from my travels in India and Nepal, a sliver of an old map, or a whisper of a letter from long ago.
The covers of each journal have been carefully hand-crafted using polymer clay — a process that allows me to create layered textures, patterns, and the look of forgotten treasures pressed into time-worn surfaces. No two are ever the same. Each cover feels like a small artifact - something lost, then found.
The exposed hand-stitching allows each book to lay flat, inviting your words, sketches, or keepsakes to rest easily within its pages. Each journal comes with a handmade bookmark and is wrapped in simple calico - ready to become part of your story.
There comes a moment - often after adding a final fragment, a hidden piece of paper, or some small forgotten thing - when I feel the journal settle into itself. It’s in that quiet pause - sometimes days, sometimes weeks - that I know I am finally content. The journal is now ready to be shared ... ready to begin its life beyond my hands.
These are not just books - they are keepsakes of time, made to be held, used, and loved for many years to come.
Made slowly. Made with intention. Made to last.
Precious Past
polymer clay, various types and thicknesses of paper, cardstock, beads, paint, waxed cotton thread
length - 15.5cm
width - 11.5cm
thickness - 4cm
number of pages 160 (approximately)