This Ash tree design was inspired by the Campaign to Protect Rural England, which is presently campaigning to save the ash tree. (See: http://www.cpre.org.uk/what-we-do/countryside/hedgerows/update/item/3106-the-battle-to-save-englands-ash-trees).
I shall donate income from sales of this book to support the CPRE campaign.
The Ash is the second most common hedgerow tree in Britain and its survival is crucial to the character of the countryside - but, tragically, ash trees are threatened by the spread of 'ash dieback' disease.
The Ash also had a profound symbolic meaning in Celtic culture, where it was known as the World Tree or Tree of Life. In my cover design I have included a Celtic knot, and the Celtic name for the Ash - 'Nuinn' - in Runic script.
In this version of the journal I have dyed the cover with a wash of 'Mahogany Brown'. I can make the journal in other colours to order.
Specifications:
Size: to fit A5 (21x15cm - approx 8x6 inches)
The slip cover is made of vintage buffalo hide and is supplied with a separate replaceable insert book. The book is a standard A5 size, so you can re-use the cover with a refill book - you could also use it with a standard A5 printed diary. You can choose from the following options:
1) lined milled paper (100 pages/200 sides)
2) unlined 170gsm cartridge drawing paper (46 pages/92 sides)
Weight: 450 grams (approximately 1lb)
Quality: - Paper is 100% genuine 150gsm cartridge paper or lined paper
Refills of the original insert books are also available.
I love working with leather, but for ethical reasons I only use vintage leather for my books- ie leather from working animals that have come to the end of their lives.