Our Art Journal is the perfect space for creative collages, doodles, sketches, mix media and writing your thoughts, ideas, dreams, and adventures. Pages are made from strong handmade paper and are ideal for art journaling.
Cover: World Map Print
Back Cover & Spine: Handwoven cotton textile
Paper: 100% recycled, wood-free handmade paper sourced from rural units
Pages GSM: Approximately 250 gsm
Page type: Blank, hand-stitched
No. of pages: 84 pages (42 leaves)
Paper texture: Rough, handmade
Binding: Hardbound, flat lay
Writing: Use a ballpoint pen, pencil or gel pen, ideal for art
Dimensions: 23.5 x 17.2 cms
Cover - World Map Print
Print of a vintage world map.
Back Cover & Spine
The back cover and spine is made from handloom cotton. The cloth is made directly from raw cotton in the villages close to cotton fields, combining traditional Indian principles of cloth-making with modern small-scale technology. It avoids the baling and unbailing of cotton by heavy machinery and unnecessary transport. It has a beautiful texture, is soft, and keeps its shape for ages. Handloom weaving is today the largest non-farm employer in the country, and mostly rural at that. Each region has its particular weave, and that's the beauty of handloom.
Pages
Paper: 100% wood-free and recycled from cotton rags, handmade in rural village units.
Please note: Minor imperfections may occur in the textile, as it is handwoven on looms, and in the papers, as they are handmade from recycled cotton rags. These imperfections are natural and add beauty to the product, as each piece is unique.
About Art Journals
An art diary, art journal, or visual journal is a daily journal kept by artists. It often contains words and sketches and occasionally includes mixed-media elements such as collages.
These books contain rough workings, sketches and doodles of ideas later to appear in finished works, as well as act as a normal diary, by allowing the person to record their day-to-day activities and emotions.
Many famous artists are known for their art diaries – the sketchbooks of Leonardo da Vinci are probably the best-known example. Other artists to have used art journals include Frida Kahlo. The concept of an art diary is also used by people working in related creative fields such as music, photography, design, architecture, etc.
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 560 reviews.
Love this journal, as I love all Anand Prakash journals I've tried. I use this journal with a fountain pen, and as long as the pressure is okay, it doesn't bleed and glides beautifully. I love the textured paper, the natural looking color, and the rustic jute cover. I purchased many Anand Prakash recycled paper journals and use them for different purposes depending on what the aesthetic makes me think about.
Very well planned range of products that actually connect with Indian sentiments. Hoping for further innovative ranges of diverse products. The journal I took up came up very nice, good picture quality.
The silk diary and gold plated brass pen are truly opulent. Made for special literary art. I was looking to make a collection of my favourite poems and I knew Anand Prakash would have just the right thing.
Just if a cap to the pen would be provided it would be perfect.
Beautiful book. Looks classy and luxurious. I have given it 4 stars since the pages aren't the rustic handmade paper that I love. But other than that, it's a perfect gift for someone who likes to write.
The product is amazing! The packaging is awesome and I love every product of ANAND PRAKASH
it makes gifting easy and special !
Really appreciate how u guys keep India and Indian culture first in all your products
Keep up the good work
I recently bought Anand Prakash stationery as a birthday gift for a dear friend, and her reaction said it all—she called it the most beautiful gift she has ever received. Each item truly looks like it’s been crafted with incredible patience and artistic finesse. The fine gold plate, the intricate details—everything speaks of love, perfection, and timeless elegance. It’s rare to find products that feel so thoughtfully made. This isn’t just stationery, it’s art.
The Coffee-themed Journal proudly perched on the coffee table, its pages brimming with untold stories and quiet reflections, waiting to be discovered over a sip of coffee!
These are the 4th I ordered. They are so beautiful, and the packaging is so lovely. Thank you very much! The people at Anand Prakash are so attentive to details and their customers. I will continue ordering from them. :)
Like all Anand Prakash products, this journal is sophisticated, elegant and divine. The quality is top notch; every time I have gifted this to my dear ones, they have loved and cherished it.
Highly recommended!