The Scarlet Tree
Price: $40 (includes tax)
Price: $40 (includes tax)
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This one-of-a-kind
journal is upcycled from a discarded copy of the novel
"The Scarlet Tree" by Sir Osbert Sitwell.
I retained some of the ornamentation of the original cover but enhanced it with cutouts from patterned paper to suggest a tree. The satin ribbons not only embellish the cover but also serve as anchors for the binding. I bound the five signatures of blank pages (a term for groups of pages folded together) to the cover using long and kettle stitches over the anchors. These are visible on the spine. |
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The pages of the journal are made
from colored paper, red and blue alternating. |
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I include out-of-context quotes from the
original book on several of the pages. These can be used as writing prompts. |
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Writers may react for or against the
prompts or ignore them all together. |
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Or
they may use the quote as the starting point for a
meandering thought journey. |
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Note: I give the page number of each quote, when available, and list the publication information on the last page of the journal. |
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I used a copy onto
cardstock of my original watercolor painting to line
the inside front and back covers and to reinforce the
spine.
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On
the last page of the journal is my unique signature
medallion, which also indicates the year I made the
book. The journal has an attached beaded ribbon bookmark. |
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I
include a paper bookmark listing the book's main
features. Dimensions of the journal are approximately 8.75" x 5.75" x 1". |
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