A symmetrical skull rendered in ornate gold filigree sits at the center of a deep navy ground, surrounded by an abundance of stylized botanical forms in gold, cream, and burnt orange. Delicate flowers, sweeping leaves, and decorative flourishes radiate outward in mirror-image balance, creating an intricate tapestry that merges memento mori symbolism with the ornamental excess of Art Nouveau. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.