hand made journals 
Sanctuary journals are books of my own design based on traditional bookbinding methods. I use an assortment of paper in bookbinding: heavy bond for writing, watercolor paper for artistic ventures, black and colored paper for photos or drawing and hand-colored papers I make with acrylic paint in large sheets and then tear down to size. The cover is made of painted canvas - it is primed and sealed, dried, cut to the appropriate size, then painted/patterned with acrylic paints in a variety of techniques. A clear finish is applied as the final layer to ensure durability. To assemble the book the paper is folded and nested in groupings called signatures. Each signature must be sewn to the cover. I make a template to help me match the sewing holes of the paper to the spine. The holes are punched and the paper is sewn in a continuous running stitch from the last signature to the first and back again. The process of creating the journals with a variety of techniques makes each one unique. Special orders such as wedding, guest and photo books are available to suit your needs .
