Handmade Journals & Sketchbooks, from
Coral is a highly skilled designer combining her expertise of printing on paper and fabrics using different techniques to produce original works in journals, notebooks and sketchbooks.
She is a 'creative butterfly' and is constantly exploring new ideas to develop her work.
Printed Cork Books
These books are bound using a Japanese stab stitch bind.
The covers have been created using leftover offcuts of printed cork sourced directly from the manufacturer in Portugal. The pages are hand cut from a variety of different papers:
Cork - Bark
Inside: 34 pages with an assortment of handmade, cartridge and watercolour papers. Dimensions: 14cm x 10cm. £10
Cork - BurgundyInside: 36 pages with an assortment of handmade, cartridge and watercolour papers. Dimensions: 13.8cm x 9.9cm. £10
Cork - LeavesInside: 38 pages of cotton rag Khadi paper which is ideal for using with paints or inks. Dimensions: 16.7cm x 12.7cm. £12.50
Hand Printed Journals
Printed Fabrics Journal
Outside: Hand-printed calico embellished with hand-dyed recyled lace / Oliver twist hand-dyed threads. Recycled sari silk on the inside cover. Dimensions: 20cm x 14cm.
Inside: 30 pages of Khadi paper which is handmade cotton rag paper made in India. 'Forest' / 'Sea'. £25
Landscape style journals
Hand Printed Ferns
Outside: The covers have been made from heavy card which has been overlaid with handmade printed paper. These books have a Japanese stab stitch binding. Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.2 cm.
Inside: 50 pages of handmade cotton rag paper which is loved by artists for its high quality. 'Gold' / 'Taupe'. £16Portrait style Journals
Outside: The cover has been cut from heavy card then hand printed. The inside cover is overlaid with Lokta paper which is produced from plant fibres and is made in Nepal.
These books have a Japanese stab stitch binding.
Sea Journal
Inside: 60 pages of recycled cartridge paper. Dimensions: 16cm x 11.3cm. £14
Forest Journal
Inside: 60 pages of recycled Kraft cartridge paper. Dimensions: 16cm x 11.3cm. £14Citrus Journal
Inside: 60 pages of recycled cartridge paper. Dimensions: 16cm x 11.3cm. £14
Berries Journal
Inside: 60 pages of recycled cartridge paper. Dimensions: 16cm x 11.3cm. £14