{"product_id":"soledad-codex-notebook-handmade-artist-journal","title":"SOLEDAD Codex Notebook | Handmade Artist Book with Amate Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003eSOLEDAD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHANDMADE CODEX NOTEBOOK · ONE-OF-A-KIND ARTIST BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOLEDAD is a one-of-a-kind handmade codex notebook created by Calle Soledad Presa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover brings together three distinct papers: Amate, Japanese, and Nepalese paper. Their differences in texture, fiber, color, and surface remain visible, making the material itself an important part of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, soft pink paper creates a warm surface for writing, drawing, sketching, poetry, notes, and other creative work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book takes inspiration from the accordion structure of the codex, allowing it to be opened and experienced as more than a conventional notebook. It can be used, unfolded, displayed, or kept as part of an artist-book collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOLEDAD is both a functional book and a small handmade artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE IDEA BEHIND SOLEDAD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name SOLEDAD speaks to ideas of solitude, time, memory, and the intimate space created between a person and a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handmade book changes through use. The pages collect marks, thoughts, images, and traces of the person who carries it. Over time, the notebook becomes an archive of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• One-of-a-kind handmade codex notebook\u003cbr\u003e• Artist-made by Calle Soledad Presa\u003cbr\u003e• Approximately 6 × 4 inches\u003cbr\u003e• 32 pages\u003cbr\u003e• Amate paper\u003cbr\u003e• Japanese paper\u003cbr\u003e• Nepalese paper\u003cbr\u003e• Soft pink interior paper\u003cbr\u003e• Irregular, textured handmade edges\u003cbr\u003e• Blank pages\u003cbr\u003e• Suitable for writing, drawing, poetry, sketching, and journaling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE MATERIALS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmate paper is a handmade bark paper with a long history in Mexico and remains an important material within contemporary Mexican paper practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese and Nepalese papers bring additional textures and fibers into the cover, creating a layered surface that changes depending on the light and how the book is held.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause these are handmade papers, variations in fiber, color, texture, thickness, and edges are natural characteristics of the materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two SOLEDAD notebooks will be exactly alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAN ARTIST BOOK YOU CAN USE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is made to be lived with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it as a:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Poetry notebook\u003cbr\u003e• Sketchbook\u003cbr\u003e• Writing journal\u003cbr\u003e• Field notebook\u003cbr\u003e• Artist journal\u003cbr\u003e• Book for observations and notes\u003cbr\u003e• Small personal archive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr keep it as a handmade artist book within your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT CALLE SOLEDAD PRESA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalle Soledad Presa is an experimental press exploring handmade books, paper, natural pigments, poetry, material histories, and independent publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur books are made through hands-on processes that allow the physical qualities of paper, pigment, binding, and touch to remain visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book is an invitation to slow down and experience the book as both an object and a place for thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for supporting independent artists, handmade publishing, and material-based practices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Calle Soledad Presa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52735059919130,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/5348\/4058\/files\/28ECF3C2-126B-447C-8682-CBE08014BD84.jpg?v=1787517164","url":"https:\/\/shop.callesoledadpresa.com\/products\/soledad-codex-notebook-handmade-artist-journal","provider":"Calle Soledad Presa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}