A potted prickly pear cactus with broad, flat green pads bursts with coral and orange blooms, perched in a simple glass pot against a soft sage green background. Two birds with warm orange and black plumage nestle among the flowering stems, their presence transforming the desert plant into a lively sanctuary. 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.