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Komang Sulaksana hand-weaves natural fibers from pandan leaves into a bright blue cover for this cheerful journal. A glass-covered opening on the front is bordered with agel grass, perfect for displaying a photograph. Bound with banana tree bark, the book's spine holds a cinnamon stick in an agel grass cord; inside, one hundred unlined rice straw paper pages await your inspiration. The vivid color and varied textures of this journal make it a welcome companion for traveling or for home.

Komang Sulaksana gorgeous, handmade journal is perfect for writing in the woods or under a tree in your favorite park. The Balinese artisan hand crafts the journal's cover from fern wood and banana bark. Bound with agel grass, the album opens to 80 pages of rice straw paper perfect for doodles and drawings of all kinds.

This pair of Indonesian journals is crafted from natural pandan leaf fibers in blue and green textured colors and accented with cinnamon sticks along their spines as well as turtle relief motifs handcrafted of agel grass fibers and banana tree bark. Each journal comes with 50 pages of unlined rice straw paper and a photo opening on the cover. The perfect home accessories for keeping memories, these journals are designed by Indonesian artisan Komang Sulaksana.

Komang Sulaksana's vibrant journal is perfect for whiling away the hours doodling, drawing, or writing poetry. The Balinese artisan uses kupu-kupu leaves, dyed a deep red, and banana bark to craft the journal's turtle-themed cover. Bound with agel grass, the album opens to 80 pages of rice straw paper, while a cinnamon stick on the cover perfumes the pages with a warm, spiced scent.

This natural fiber journal, handcrafted by Balinese artisan Komang Sulaksana, features a pandan leaf cover, cinnamon and grass cord binding and 100 pages of rice straw paper perfect for jotting notes, memories, dreams, drawings or poetry. The artisan relishes in the challenge of melding different mediums, relying on both his artistic talent, and on natural fibers, for all of his work. "Creating new designs is so much fun for me," he says. "Arranging different kinds of materials together is not a hard thing to do but, of course, it requires patience and skill."