Bound by hand, this codex journal holds the quiet forms and time-spaces of traditional paper making from India and Japan. Pages of Indian Khadi paper—textured and receptive—a paper ideal for your ink with surface illustrating the handmade quality and fibers of light, water and air. The cover unfolds in hand-cut layers of Katazome, its checkered pattern creating an optical rhythm, each overlapping sheet casting subtle shadows that shift with movement. A journal that honors both the act of writing and the materials themselves, where the boundary between container and content dissolves into a everlasting ephemeral vividness.
Handcrafted by Calle Soledad Presa
Book-bound by hand
Made with Indian Khadi Paper and Japanese Katazome Paper
All Codices are handmade, handcrafted and book bound by hand. Paper varies from each CODEX ::: Hungarian Water Color Paper, Stone Drawing Paper and Recycled Cotton Paper. Calle Soledad Presa is dedicated to the Rasquache style of creating with what we have available and each CÓDEX shows and illustrates unique characteristics of imperfections. All Codices take 7-20 days to make. A slow process of repetition, discovery, dedication and patience
