Iridescent light refracts and scatters across shifting planes of opalescent color, creating a luminous surface that echoes the interior shimmer of an abalone shell. Soft gradients of turquoise, lavender, pale green, and cream layer and flow across the composition, punctuated by bright white highlights that suggest the play of light on mother-of-pearl. 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.