A black and tan checkered pattern warps and undulates across the composition as though the grid itself is breathing or rippling through space. The regular geometric squares appear to curve and shift, creating an optical effect that suggests movement and three-dimensionality within a fundamentally flat, two-color system. 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.