A rust-red lobster spreads its claws and antennae symmetrically against a backdrop of horizontal blue and cream stripes. The illustration captures the creature in precise detail with a calm, graphic sensibility that emphasizes form and pattern over naturalism. 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.