A checkered vase in black and white sits against a warm tan ground, topped with drooping botanical forms rendered in bold black silhouettes. Curved arms extend from either side of the vessel in a playful, almost anthropomorphic gesture, creating a sense of movement and whimsy against the muted palette. 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.