Fn39 Haxley Macro Both

Chicago-area illustrator/postermaker Jay Ryan
is an old friend. He’s a craftsman with great 
visual style and more than his fair share of 
imagination, and you can see tons of his 
work at The Bird Machine. For years we’ve 
been looking for a way to collaborate with 
Jay for Field Notes.

Fn39 Haxley Illo
During October, Jay set himself a goal of 
creating one small ink illustration each day. 
These drawings revealed a story about a bear 
and his squirrel neighbors. We followed Jay’s 
progress on Instagram, and found the drawings 
irresistible. We knew that they’d look great 
in a special Field Notes edition. Jay agreed. 
He revealed the bear’s name is Haxley, and 
that this story is sort of a preamble to a 
larger project that he’s been kicking around 
for years. We can’t wait to see that.

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The “Haxley” edition includes two 64-page books. 
The first is a “Story Book,” featuring ruled 
pages alongside Jay’s 31 black-and-white drawings. 
You can expand on Haxley’s adventure, or, just 
maybe, recount a completely different journey, 
one you make yourself.
The other book in the 2-Pack is a “Sketch Book” 
with blank pages. We trust you can find a way
to fill that one up.
Both books feature Neenah Royal Sundance Felt 
“Warm White” covers with four spot colors and 
a fifth-glow-in-the-dark ink, illuminating the 
flashlight beams. They’re PUR-bound with Domtar 
Cougar smooth 70# “Natural” text paper inside.
Note: We have a limited number of uncut, signed 
and numbered press sheets from the Haxley print 
run, available for sale. And, of course, they 
include the glow-in-the-dark flashlight beams! 

Fn39 Haxley Body
Everyone is invited to tag along on Haxley’s 
adventure, but it might be best if you bring a 
kid with you, and maybe a couple squirrels with 
flashlights too.