These books were made from a vintage cowboy boot purchased in Loretto, Mexico. Yes, these blank journals were hand crafted from repurposed boots, Jennifer's boots.
Jennifer always loved the color of rust. As a child, she was drawn to any rusted iron she could find, and her parents became accustomed to wiping orange-red stains from her hands and face. As she grew, her fascination with rusty things grew. She learned to not stain her hands and face, but her love of the color was a constant. As she began to make choices, she always chose clothing and accessories in the earth tone spectrum. Initially it was simple affinity, but it became part of her persona and the color definitely complemented her red hair and brown eyes. When she was 19 years old, she acquired a short leather skirt (the color of rust) and her first pair of cowboy boots. This book is made from one of those boots.
#1 This boot book is hand bound and contains 320 pages of graph paper that is plain white on one side. It would be useful as a travel journal, sketchbook, or record of important things. The book opens to antique letter paper and two sheets of hand made papers, both beginning and end. This book has 320 pages of extra wide grid graph paper. Excellent for pen, pencil, or marker. It's bound with light brown colored waxed linen thread.
#2 This boot book is hand bound and contains 192 pages of Bristol paper. It would be useful as a travel journal, guestbook, sketchbook, or record of important things. The book opens to three pages of decorative, handsome papers, both beginning and end. This book has 192 pages of thick, bright white bristol paper. Excellent for multimedia use: pen, pencil, marker or watercolors. It's bound with blue colored waxed linen thread.
The size of each boot measures aprox 10" tall and 8" wide. Both boots have an exceptional feel in hand, they're 2.5 - 3" thick with paper, slightly weighty but not too heavy and the leather is a soft as silk.
These boot books were made with meticulous care; the boot was washed, ironed, oiled and shaped. The paper is folded, cut and sewn.
Given the hand-made and hand-finished nature, imperfections are to be expected. Each book is unique, and no two are exactly alike.
It is useful for: •watercolor painting • a guest book •notes •sketchbook •doodles •poems •drawing •journaling •photographs •memorabilia •list making, etc!
Hand made in California by Adele Louise Shaw, 2018