Return to Me is a junk journal based on the idea of a woman waiting for the return of her husband or lover from across the sea. A print of an old artwork depicting a woman waiting on the shore. I imagined they had married and then her husband had left Ireland to the United States to find work and will return for her.
The cover is made of sturdy chipboard and is nice and smooth. It is done in turquoise sea colors with silver netting and sea shells added.
Journal measures 8.25 x 5.25 inches with a 1.5 inch spine.
68 pages. Two sections. 4 pocket pages.
I have added many vintage art prints of women by the sea, vintage bride photo mounted on chipboard, vintage childhood sweethearts photo mounted, a photo of a young woman mounted. A wedding certificate for the couple. notes and imaginings on their lives.
I have included eleven sea quotes that you can add to the journal.
In the first section, there are ephemera like ticket stubs of where they may have gone on the honeymoon, hotel card, programs, Map of Ireland, mermaid, larger sea shell on copper wire, ships, vintage style aged letters. I have included a copy of my original poem, "The Captain's Bride."
Center pages with an antique print of a world map, a white feather, a vintage post card print of a little girl mounted on chipboard (an extraordinary photo), more maps and ships.
The second section is blank to fill with your own sea story, notes and keepsakes.
Makes a beautiful treasure to keep or to give as a gift to any sea-lover. 2024
Product code: Return to Me - Sea Junk 2024 Journal