A weathered baseball rests on rough wooden planks in this black and white photograph, its bright red stitching the sole pop of color cutting through the monochromatic composition. The image captures the texture of aged wood and worn leather with documentary clarity, emphasizing the contrast between the ball's thread work and its austere surroundings. 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.