Porthole Journals By Bowerbox Press

These lovely one-of-a-kind blank porthole journals by Bowerbox Press make you daydream about being the captain of a ship. I imagine the little book being my only friend during a long journey across a great sea.

1. Does the porthole journal have an origin story? Did the idea come to you in a dream or other strange way?
The idea came to me when I found an old glass lens, and was thinking about the portholes on boats. I gathered different sized lenses, and have been working out different ways of creating the porthole to the interior of the book.

2. What famous personality (alive or dead, real or imagined) would most likely be found wearing/holding/admiring this product? Why?
Perhaps Sherlock Holmes, or the captain of a flying ship, would use this book to jot down notes and maps. They seem like an old and weatherbeaten favorite book – with a little surprise.

3. Convince me that this piece should be one of only 3 things I could take with me to a deserted island!
If you take this to a desert island, not only could you keep a diary to stave off insanity, but you just might be able to start a signal fire with the glass lens!

Check out Bowerbox Press in booth #137 at the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair at the Marie Reed Learning Center in Adams Morgan, DC.

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