Paperblanks Laurel Burch Balinese Women 5" x 7" Midi

Paperblanks Midi, Laurel Burch Balinese Women 5" x 7" Lined Journal

In describing the inspiration for her painting, Balinese Women, Laurel Burch explained, “In awe am I of the beauty of Balinese Daughters offering morning prayers at the river’s edge … with happy hearts, sisters in Central America weave ribbons and flowers in their braids … I created this imagery embracing the immense heart of womankind.” Paperblanks has succeeded in conveying Burch’s reverie in this unique journal. Bedecked with Indonesian flora and fauna, it features a diagonal flap that, when pulled open, reveals a whole portrait of the Balinese beauty.

• Hard Cover 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm)
• 160 lined pages
• Smythe sewn binding - book opens flat.
• Acid free, sustainable forest paper
• Front flap with magnetic closure
• Memento pouch on the inside back cover
• Ribbon page marker

About Laurel Burch: Laurel Burch grew up with the double burden of an unstable home and a genetic condition that made her bones prone to snapping. Her illness forced her to live with pain and frequent hospital stays for most of her life. Settling in San Francisco as a 19 year old single mom, during the turbulent and exciting 1960s, she scraped out a living, making one of a kind jewelry in her kitchen.  Her jewelry, made out of discarded pieces of metal, beads and other found objects, became hugely successful. A self taught artist, she expanded into painting and business, eventually achieving great success in both. Determined to have her art be an uplifting force for good she imbued each of her artworks with her unique, positive and vibrant look on life.