Terre Watercolor Sketchbook
This isn’t just a sketchbook—it’s a contradiction between chaos and control, masquerading as 120 blank pages.
What It Is:
The Terre Watercolor Sketchbook is a 6"x9" wire-bound notebook with both the cover and back cover hand-painted—meaning every single one is objectively one-of-a-kind, like a snowflake that decided to go to art school. It holds 120 pages of 103 gsm FSC-certified paper, durable enough for watercolor, pencil, or pen. Built-in elastic keeps your ideas contained, while clear interior pockets let you hoard notes, sketches, or existential scraps of paper you can’t throw away. Handmade in a studio in Iowa, this notebook is less “stationery” and more “personal artifact.”
Why You’ll Actually Use It:
Because sketchbooks exist in a strange space between productivity tool and time capsule. You might fill it with watercolor paintings, half-formed concepts, or shopping lists that accidentally become poetry in retrospect. Unlike the Notes app on your phone, this object has weight, texture, and the low-key reassurance that your drawings won’t vanish in a software update.
Key Details:
Dimensions: 6" x 9"
Pages: 120, 103 gsm FSC-certified paper
Binding: Durable wire binding
Covers: Individually hand-painted, wipeable finish
Features: Elastic closure + clear storage pockets
Handmade in Iowa, USA
A hand-painted sketchbook that’s equal parts art supply, diary, and proof you exist in the analog world.
About the brand: Powered by People
Powered by People is basically what happens when “shopping small” gets a global operating system. Instead of mass-produced sameness, they connect you with makers who are spinning out hand-dyed textiles, hand-thrown ceramics, and jewelry that feels like it was pulled from an alternate reality where craftsmanship never went out of style. The through-line isn’t just aesthetics—it’s the insistence that every object has both utility and a backstory, often rooted in sustainable practices, reclaimed materials, and cultural traditions that would otherwise get bulldozed by the modern marketplace. In short: they’re trying to prove that conscious consumption doesn’t have to look like homework.