Sketchbook Triskel
A Celtic triskelion carved in relief inside a sunburst, on dark birch, with 50 sheets of watercolour paper
Specifications
| Dimensions | 18.5 × 22 × 4 cm |
|---|---|
| Pieces | 50 |
| Recommended age | 14+ |
| Made in | Ukraine |
Shipping
Every order ships from our fulfilment centre in France – never dropshipping. Orders are dispatched within 24 hours on working days; order before 10:30 and it leaves the same day. You’ll receive your tracking number by email at dispatch.
France: 2–4 working days – free home delivery from €40.
Rest of Europe: 2–10 working days, depending on destination.
Returns
You have 14 days from delivery to change your mind – no reason needed. Write to us first at info@creatifwood.com, then send the product back unused, in its original packaging.
Return shipping is at your charge; we refund the full order amount within 14 days, to your original payment method.
Received a damaged or wrong item? Contact us within 14 days with photos – we’ll make it right.
About this product
A triskelion in a burst of rays
The darkest cover of our five, in grey-brown birch, with a Celtic triskelion at the centre – three spirals around a small triangle, knotwork between the arms – set in a raised disc, and around the disc a field of wavy, flame-like rays carved into the wood like a sunburst.
It is the one cover here that is carved rather than drawn. The rays are cut to depth and the disc stands proud of them, so the design catches light and throws shadow as the book is turned; every other design in the range sits on the surface.
What a triskelion is
Three linked spirals, one of the oldest motifs in European art. It is carved into the stones of Newgrange in Ireland, five thousand years old, long before the Celts, and today it is the emblem of Brittany, on flags, jerseys and shop signs from Brest to Nantes. It has been read as motion, as land, sea and sky, as past, present and future; what it meant to the people who first cut it, nobody knows.
Unlike the animals in this range it carries no single agreed meaning, which is part of why it works on a book someone will fill themselves.
How it is built
One sheet of birch plywood, scored along the spine with a row of laser cuts so that it bends like a hinge; closed, it reads as a solid block of wood. Inside, a four-ring mechanism screwed to the cover – the two screw heads show on the back, beside our CREATIF mark – holds the block behind a black card leaf. The rings open: a finished drawing lifts out cleanly, and a new block goes in when this one is full.
Paper and format
50 blank sheets of 200 g/m² watercolour paper, heavy enough to take a wash. 18.5 × 22 × 4 cm closed, a little over half a kilo. The same carved triskelion with lined pages is the Triskel wooden notebook.
Our craftsmanship
Made by our family, piece by piece
Every creatifwood piece starts as natural wood in our family workshop. We cut, sand and finish each item by hand, check every detail ourselves, and pack it ready to gift. No production lines, no shortcuts – just a small family that loves working with wood, and takes it personally that your piece arrives perfect.
Meet our family workshop