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July 15, 2023
Ugly Duckling of the Office
The Sunday Paper #469
July 16, 2023
I’m in Aspen, tagging along to a few events with my husband Ted, who edits Aspen Sojourner Magazine. It is so interesting to look back on your life and see how things piece together (like a quilt, or a puzzle). I’ve been coming to Colorado sporadically since I was about 5. We had family friends who moved to Carbondale, and visited them several times over the years, especially when we were in New Mexico every summer (my father did physics research in Los Alamos). In 1998, Ted and I almost moved to Colorado from NYC, where we’d both ended up after college, but we chose Portland, Oregon instead – did anyone reading this come to our going away party where we announced our decision about where to move)? Maybe we were destined to live in CO, because several years later, a company Ted had worked for acquired the mountain titles that he is currently editing.
Photos: At Aspen Meadows/The Aspen Institute: the pool; the Buckminster Fuller Dome; Herbert Bayer’s Anaconda; Andy Goldsworthy’s Stone River; event at Anderson Ranch Arts Center; hike through Ashcroft, a ghost town.
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Queen on Paper Talk. I remember meeting Brian at a papermaking conference in NYC back in 1996. We share a fascination with light and watermarks, so it was especially fun to interview him. Queen has been making paper by hand for 30 years and utilizing a wide range of materials and techniques. His interests span the book arts including hand papermaking, bookbinding and letterpress printing. As a craftsman and toolmaker, he explores how new technologies such as 3-D printing, laser cutters, and CNC machines impact the book arts. Along with his brother, he owns and operates Sensa-Light Ltd., a company that manufactures customs architectural lighting for offices, hotels and restaurants. Enjoy our conversation!
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The Aspen Institute recently opened the Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies. Herbert Bayer was an influential modern artist and designer who studied and taught at the Bauhaus before emigrating from Germany to the United States in 1938. After relocating to Colorado in 1946, Bayer helped lead the postwar revitalization of Aspen, shaped the early artistic and programmatic vision of the Aspen Institute, and designed the historic Aspen Meadows campus between 1953 and 1973. Here’s the paper tie-in: Bayer worked with Walter Paepke, who founded the Aspen Institute and was an executive at the Container Corporation of America (CCA). Here’s one of his ads for CCA.
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João Charrua is folding human faces from single sheets of paper. I love what he says about paper folding: “Origami requires rational and sequential thought, where each fold goes to form part the whole, and they all have to come together to produce the final result.” Click through to see more images.
As seen on Colossal © João Charrua
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Paula Beardell Krieg made a video tutorial for one of the projects in The Art of Papercraft – the Pleated Display Stand designed by Hedi Kyle. Paula’s got some clever additional tips for the project and paper recommendations too. Share a photo if you make one!
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Paper TidbitsIf you’re in or near Brooklyn, check out Mapping: A Juried Exhibition at Gallery 440 curated by Maddy Rosenberg.Have you seen my Papermaking Series on YouTube?The Possibilities of Paper opened recently at the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center in VA and will be on view through 10/15/23.———————————————————————————————–––––––
In the StudioOne benefit of hosting classes in my studio is that I have to clean up! I’m hosting my second Papermaking Master Class of the year this coming week. I’m looking forward to working with four participants who are traveling to Colorado from Rhode Island, Massachussetts, Oregon and Colorado. The next workshop in my studio is the Red Cliff Paper Retreat, which takes place August 21 – 25.
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July 8, 2023
Something that has the Potential to Outlive Me
The Sunday Paper #468
July 9, 2023
Registration for The Paper Year closes tomorrow, July 10th. Will you join us?
The Paper Year is a paper-loving community that explores a new technique/project each month in a supportive, creative community. Over the next few months, we will:
Construct a Pop-Up Pyramid.Explore Ramp Walkers (paper in motion) with guest artist Andrew Dewar.Create a Victorian Cobweb.Discover methods for working with repeat patterns with Alyssa Salomon in our quarterly surface design workshop.*Learn about Shanna Leino’s handmade tools for artists.*Meet on Zoom twice each month.*Share what we’re making in the online classroom.** perks for All In Plan members
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Rag & Pulp is a new publication from Uppercase Magazine. I received a few complimentary copies this week because I am featured in the book (along with many papermakers, paper crafters and paper artists). It is a gorgeous book in a series of Encyclopedia’s of Inspiration. You can order a copy here. The book has a cool feature: the dust jacket can be folded in four different ways, so you can unfold and refold it for a new look.
There are some amazing thoughts about paper gracing the pages, like this comment from Radha Pandey: “I’ve heard people say, ‘paper is paper’ – but it isn’t. It is process, time, place, culture, nature, tradition and history. It is representative of the evolution of human technology, of literacy and learning. With so many nuances, I can choose to imbue a project with layers of meaning depending on which type of fibre and papermaking style I use. It makes for a more thought-provoking and meaningful end result, deepening my core concept. I love the process. I love translating something that grows in nature into something that has the potential to outlive me.”
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If you’re flying through the Quad Cities, don’t miss the art! I adore the work of Jocelyn Chateauvert (pictured) and she’s in a group show that features her paper sculptures, landscape paintings by Douglas Johnson, and oil paintings by Barbara Basia Krol. Fun fact: our daughter attended Augustana College in the Quad Cities for one year.
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This article shares the interesting history of paper balloons (kamifusen). They are a specialty of Izumozaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where they have been produced for more than 100 years.
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The story of Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes never gets old. This group of kids folded paper cranes for cancer patients. What a lovely gesture of hope. I can still remember reading Sadako’s story to my children. I can picture us sitting together on the couch, me holding back my tears, and them looking up at me in a new way.
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Paper TidbitsAre you thinking about fall yet? I’m teaching an online Folded Paper Forms workshop through Maine Media in September.Join us in Colorado at the Red Cliff Paper Retreat, which takes place August 21 – 25 in my studio.———————————————————————————————–––––––
In the StudioI’m working on my paper weaving book, and this week’s project was organizing the 30 projects that will guide readers on their paper weaving journey. It truly is a process – getting organized, determining the best way to deliver information, etc. – I’m pleased to report that I’m making progress, but there’s plenty of confusion and disorganization along the way!
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July 1, 2023
Paper Nest
The Sunday Paper #467
July 2, 2023
On Friday, I showed participants how to make a Crown Lantern in a workshop on Zoom. This was the kick-off to open registration for my membership program, The Paper Year. Join us!
And since July 4th is upon us here in the US, here’s a Freedom Pop-Up Card tutorial we created two years ago at a similar event. If you make either project, please share them with me (tag me @helenhiebert on Instagram or share over in my Facebook group The Paper Studio).
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This is a lovely profile of Ruma Choudhury, who runs a company called Paper Nest. Through her extensive research in Birbhum in West Bengal, India, she has been able to successfully procure fibers from 38 natural resources which are indigenous to this district.
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If you’re in the Fort Worth, TX area, check out this show (closing today). Several artists are represented, including multimedia artist Beronica Gonzales, who made this recreation of her bed, titled This is Me Taking a Nap (My Idea of Comfort), entirely out of paper (including paper pulp legs cast from her own legs).
Installation view of “Lost Sought, Found”
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The UK’s very first paper mill to use hydrogen will go on trial in 2024 – enabling toilet paper and paper towels to be made in a more sustainable way. If the trial is successful and the site is able to fully switch to low-carbon hydrogen, the mill could make paper with a 66% reduction in total CO2 emissions.
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These budding entrepreneurs in Ireland won the Creative Pioneers Award for their seed papers. One of the students, Laoise May, said that the best part about being an entrepreneur is that “you can use your creativity and put your own ideas out into the real world”. Yes!
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Paper TidbitsHave you had a chance to listen to my interview with Sammy Lee on Paper Talk?Are you thinking about fall yet? I’m teaching an online Folded Paper Forms workshop through Maine Media in September.Join us in Colorado at the Red Cliff Paper Retreat, which takes place August 21 – 25 in my studio.———————————————————————————————–––––––
In the StudioI am still working out the details for my next artist’s book… it is challenging! Here are some experiments featuring a stenciled font that I designed. It is a fat font, giving me plenty of room to show off some paper weaving within the letterforms (to come).
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June 24, 2023
The Swimming Pool
The Sunday Paper #466
June 25, 2023
I’m at the first wedding of the next generation – my sister’s son just got married last night in Oklahoma City. I’m delighted that my immediate family could be together. Here we are at the rehearsal dinner.
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Sammy Lee on Paper Talk, an artist based in Denver, Colorado. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Lee moved to Southern California at the age of sixteen. She studied fine art and media art at UCLA and architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Among her many accomplishments is a performative collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma during the Bach project tour in 2018. We had a meandering conversation about her work, which appears in the form of installations and handmade books, transforming and re-contextualizing familiar items into art objects that reflect her personal history. She works with Korean hanji using three main processes: casting, wrapping and beating.
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I enjoyed this brief blurb about Hou-Tien Cheng, the 1976 U.S. Master of Paper Cutting, who has demonstrated his dexterous art for more than 50 years in libraries, schools and museums throughout the United States, and devoted four years to conducting workshops at the American Museum of Natural History. He’s offering a program at the Ocean City Library in New Jersey on Tuesday, and he’s written a couple of books about paper cutting.
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You are invited to a FREE Zoom mini-workshop! Join me on Friday, June 30th at noon (US Mountain Time Zone) for this one-hour workshop and presentation. I’ll talk a bit about my Paper Year Membership Program, and then we’ll dive into making this Crown Lantern. Click through to register.
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This is an interesting article about Henri Matisse’s paper cut piece called The Swimming Pool, which was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in 1975. The piece had suffered extreme damage from the acidity of the burlap it was originally mounted on (as well as exposure to light and atmospheric pollution). It took some 2000 hours to separate the paper elements from the burlap using a scalpel, rotary tool, and, in places, dismantling the burlap strand by strand by pulling on individual threads.
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Paper TidbitsIf you’re in Denver (or wish to visit), InterOcean Studios several upcoming summer workshops, and there are several scholarships available (deadline: July 1).Are you thinking about fall yet? I’m teaching an online Folded Paper Forms workshop through Maine Media in September.If you’re thinking of coming to the Red Cliff Paper Retreat, it takes place August 21 – 25. Create paper panels in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.———————————————————————————————–––––––
In the StudioLast call for Summer Sale Paper Packs! Every so often, I clear out my flat files and pack up some of my stash. I’m busy making Summer Sale Paper Packs this time around, and each pack is unique. If you’d like get some of my paper stash, now’s the time. Bonus: the more you buy, the more you save! Special thanks to those of you who have already stocked up!
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June 17, 2023
Summer Sale Paper Packs
The Sunday Paper #465
June 18, 2023
Every so often, I clear out my flat files and pack up some of my stash. I’m busy making Summer Sale Paper Packs this time around, and each pack is unique. If you’d like get some of my paper stash, now’s the time. Bonus: the more you buy, the more you save! Special thanks to those of you who have already stocked up!
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Chilean artist Catalina Swinburn’s elaborate sculptures use thousands of pieces of folded paper to explore world history. Living and working between Buenos Aires and London, she is drawn to ideas around migration and displacement, turning material derived from books, documents, and maps into large-scale wall pieces and intricate, robe-like compositions. She says: “The cloak is a talisman from harm, keeping one safe and secure throughout transitions.”
As seen on Colossal: “Athánatoi” (2021), woven paper investiture from vintage archeological documentation books relating to the displacement of archeological glazed bricks from the Palace of Darius, Susa, 180 x 150 x 30 cm
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The Book of Cranes is a collaboration between 12 New Mexico artists & poets that took place over a year’s time. The poet artists awaited the cranes arrival, watched them in the fields and along the Rio Grande, and witnessed their departure. Throughout the year they exchanged poetry in a Japanese form called renga. The resulting book was recently acquired by the Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections at Zimmerman Library on the main campus of the University of New Mexico.
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I’ve followed the work of Candace Hicks for several years, and although it isn’t made with paper, she reimagines paper with needle and thread in her ongoing composition book series entitled “Common Threads”.
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Get a glimpse into how Awagami Factory creates handmade paper for a collection of gorgeous wallets for the company PostalCo.
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Paper TidbitsThe Guild of American Papercutters is hosting an online Paper Doll Workshop with Tori Wright on June 25th.The Red Cliff Paper Retreat takes place in August. Create paper panels in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.I’ve created 21 videos about the papermaking process that I’ve been sharing weekly over on YouTube. Take a look! The latest one is about Watermarking with Stencils.The Paper Studio is a facebook group where we share what we’re creating with paper. Join us (you’ll have to answer 3 quick questions to prove you aren’t a bot).———————————————————————————————–––––––
In the StudioI’m hosting a FREE Zoom mini-workshop! Join me on Friday, June 30th at noon (US Mountain Time Zone) for this one-hour workshop and presentation. I’ll talk a bit about my Paper Year Membership Program, and then we’ll dive into making this Crown Lantern. Click through to register.
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June 10, 2023
A Beacon of Tolerance
The Sunday Paper #464
June 11, 2023
In 2010, many of you crocheted strands of thread for Mother Tree, my first installation that engaged the community. Those strands first surrounded Mother Tree when she was exhibited at The Portland Building in Oregon; they traveled to several venues across the country (organized by some of you) and moved to Colorado where the installation spent a few years in storage. For the past two years, Mother Tree has been on loan to the Museum of Motherhood in St. Petersburg, Florida, while they raised funds to purchase the sculpture.
I am delighted to share the wonderful news that the museum reached their goal (special thanks to those of you who contributed) and Mother Tree is now in their permanent collection. I met the founder of MOM, Joy Rose, back in 2011 in NYC, when I first introduced her to Mother Tree. Here’s an article about Joy Rose and her vision for the museum.
Each individual crocheted strand in this piece is poignant – sent to me with a sentiment about motherhood. Those words are a gift – many were written on cards that are with Mother Tree at the museum today – and they inspired me to twist the crocheted strands into various configurations when she was displayed throughout the years. You can see some photos and read more about the piece here.
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Paper Year member Ramsay Teviotdale created these illuminated panels for “UUCA Celebrates Pride” at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia. The panels are made from laser cut cardboard, tissue paper, and string, and the installation will be in place through June 2023, Pride month. Ramsay shared this work in progress in a monthly open studio session on zoom, so it was extra special to see it come to life!
The piece was designed specifically for the space, and plays with the ideas of sacred stained glass and mandalas, in a style suited for the architecture. It is placed in the main sanctuary of the Brutalist landmark church where the sun streams in brightly during services and seems to glow. The rainbow colors of the Pride movement provide a place for the eye to rest and the mind to ruminate. At night the interior sanctuary lighting illuminates the piece from behind, and it becomes a beacon of tolerance.
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Whoa! Scientists in China have developed a way to turn origami into wearable devices and soft robotics by coating it with liquid metal. The metal-coated paper can be folded and is enhanced by the added properties of metal, which give it a tunable stiffness as well as the ability to conduct heat and electricity.
Applications of the enhanced paper (A) Folding and unfolding behaviour based on a sheet of enhanced paper. (B) Combinability of separated enhanced paper units. The paper sheets can be easily organised into a chair-like or M shape. Image: Handout
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Karen Kuchel shared this piece over in The Paper Studio this past week. This is a project from my book, The Art of Papercraft : The Exploding Cube, designed by Bhavna Mehta, on page 192. Karen created these nightlights as party favors for her son’s birthday. How delightful!
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I featured the cardboard art of Giles Miller Studio in my book, Playing With Paper. He continues to seek out sustainable materials, using them in innovative ways. Check out his unique cardboard displays for the Stella McCartney store in London.
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Paper TidbitsHave you had a chance to listen to my interview with Peter Thomas on Paper Talk?I’ve created 21 videos about the papermaking process that I’ve been sharing weekly over on YouTube. Take a look! The latest one is about papermaking fibers.The deadline for entering Sustainability in Chaos, the 2023 Exhibition of North American Hand Papermakers, is June 15th. Submit your work! (Full disclosure, I’m one of the jurors).Uppercase Magazine’s new book, Rag & Pulp, featuring 42 profiles of people, companies and products, starts shipping in July.———————————————————————————————–––––––
In the StudioI made a video to give you a glimpse into my annual Red Cliff Paper Retreat. I always enjoy spending a week with a dozen like-minded creatives. You can join us!
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June 3, 2023
Survivors Turned Clothing Left Behind into Paper
The Sunday Paper #463
June 4, 2023
Paper inspires me to no end, but every so often, I get truly blown away by the power of this amazing material. Drew Matott, founder of Peace Paper, visited the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee a few years ago, where he performed an art therapy workshop. An attendee, Professor Raoul Deal, was inspired to start a community collaboration with survivors of gun violence, who transform clothing of victims into pulp and turn it into sheets of paper and works of art. I hope you will watch this video featuring several survivors: spouses, mothers and a child who tell it like it is. It is so evident that this work changes lives. Thanks Drew, thank you Professor Raoul Deal. May your circle continue to grow and make effective change.
Drew Matott and Gretchen L. Miller feature the work of Professor Raoul Deal, along with many others who have used papermaking in transformative ways, in a new book that’s coming out soon: The Art & Art Therapy of Papermaking: Materials, Methods and Applications, available for pre-order now.
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Speaking of new books about papermaking, Kelsey Pike of Sustainable Papercraft has a new book coming out too. Modern Papermaking is also available for pre-order. I love that the book will include tips and practical advice on selling your one-of-a-kind paper collections for other makers to use in their 2D work.
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Happy Pride Month! The Guild of American Papercutters is hosting a paper doll workshop on June 25th with Tori Wright (at a nice price, I might add). Check it out!
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I had a lovely interview with Peter Thomas on Paper Talk, a book artist, and a hand papermaker with a special interest in production papermaking. He has been making fine press and artist books in collaboration with his wife Donna Thomas since 1977. All of the books they make use their own handmade paper, and some of their books relate to papermaking. Thomas has written books and articles about papermaking and the book arts, produced a documentary/educational video titled The Ergonomics of Hand Papermaking, and has been active in the leadership of IAPMA, and the Friends of Dard Hunter (now North American Hand Papermakers). Enjoy our conversation!
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If you are near Nelsonville, OH, make sure you visit Paper Circle’s 20th Anniversary Exhibition: Founder’s Exhibit Featuring Sara Gilfert. In 2003, Gilfert founded Paper Circle, a nonprofit papermaking studio, dedicated to the art and craft of papermaking, in Nelsonville.
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Paper TidbitsLearn how to make Japanese paper in San Francisco next Saturday, June 10th, with John Sullivan via Hand Bookbinders of California.InterOcean Studio in Denver has a range of summer workshops in book arts and papermaking.One day only – Friday, June 9th: 10am – 3pm. If you’re in Santa Fe, check out The Life Cycle of the Book featuring 10 “exploded” books by Santa Fe Book Arts Group members at the New Mexico Museum of Art.———————————————————————————————–––––––
Papermaking Series: Blender PapermakingHere’s the latest in my series of papermaking videos.
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May 27, 2023
Principle of Equivalence
The Sunday Paper #462
May 28, 2023
I introduced a group to papermaking at our local bookstore this week. We used the simplest technique –shaking toilet paper in a jar and forming sheets using the tin can papermaking method. It is fun to see the lightbulbs go on when people learn to make paper. Everyone got a little kit to take home for future exploration.
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How fun to read that Virginia Jaramillo is having a major retrospective exhibition of paintings and handmade paper works at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, MO. Principal of Equivalence opens June 1st. Jaramillo created her handmade paper works at Dieu Donné. An exhibition catalog is available.
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I’m a fan of Eco Enclose, a Colorado company that distributes sustainable packaging alternatives to bubble wrap and other plastics. Most of their products are paper-based and recycled, and they’ve got excellent customer service. When I was looking for book mailers when The Art of Papercraft came out, the gal helping me suggested a discontinued item that turned out to be the perfect solution.
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Fiber Fusion is a collaborative group of Cape Cod artists whose work has been on view at the Falmouth Art Center. The group attempts to challenge conventional thinking and expand the conversation of what fiber art can be. Carol Flax works with reclaimed paper, creating “paintings” of landscapes through an intricate collage process.
“Marsh in Fall” by Carol Flax is a polyptych made of cut reclaimed paper.
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This video documents the process of several of the artists in the Paper is People exhibition now on view at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.
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Paper TidbitsThe Hand Papermaking auction ends today. Get your bids in for papermaking equipment, supplies, books and more.Radha Pandey taught my Paper Year membership about natural dyeing last year, and I see she’s offering a similar workshop online. I highly recommend it!———————————————————————————————–––––––
Papermaking Series: Pigmenting PulpHere’s the latest in my series of papermaking videos.
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May 20, 2023
Support Hand Papermaking
The Sunday Paper #461
May 21, 2023
I hosted a lovely group in my studio this past week for the first Papermaking Master Class of 2023.
Diane Gaston, Jordan Fitzgerald, Nancy Crombie and Virginia Green spent the week exploring the papermaking process as we covered many of the topics from my book, The Papermaker’s Companion. We also spent Thursday at Susan Mackin Dolan’s studio – she showed us how to create professional papers without a beater, press or drying system. Read more about this class and let me know if you’re interested in coming next year.
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Hand Papermaking is having their annual online auction, now through May 28th. You’ll find papermaking equipment, supplies, books and more. I’ve also donated a spot at my annual retreat. If you’re available in August, you can grab this spot, save $125 and support a fantastic organization.
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Juan Antonio Pérez is working on his doctoral thesis on the geometry and mathematics of the Alhambra and the 17 types of mosaics that can only be seen together in this monument.
Some details of the origami models made by Juanoto Pérez Francis Silva
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Ooh la la! Here’s an article about Kami no Ondo, whose name means “paper temperature,” a Japanese specialty paper shop that has been delighting customers for 30 Years.
The top two paper sheets are Takuhon-shi embossed paper, which is strengthened with konnyaku glue and made in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture. The bottom is pattern-dyed momigami paper produced in the Kurotani district of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture.
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I enjoyed this story in The New Yorker about Reginald Dwayne Betts, a poet, who is working on a project with paper made from prison underwear.
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Paper TidbitsHave you had a chance to listen to my interview with Madonna Yoder on Paper Talk?Local peeps: I’m presenting a plantable paper workshop at the newly renovated Bookworm this coming Tuesday, May 23rd. Come make paper with me!———————————————————————————————–––––––
Papermaking Series: Drying MethodsHere’s the latest in my series of papermaking videos.
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May 13, 2023
Miniature Worlds in Paper
The Sunday Paper #460
May 14, 2023
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers out there. It is quite a job raising kids! Our littlest just graduated from the University of Portland. I made her this waterfall card, that flows through a series of snapshots from her life. This is the upcoming project in The Paper Year. Since our son graduated from college during Covid, my husband and I were reflecting on the fact that we hadn’t been to a graduation since our own!
I have some exciting news, which I’ve alluded to before and will make an official announcement about soon. You’ll get the gist if you read this article about the Museum of Motherhood, where my sculpture Mother Tree currently resides. There are some great photos in it.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Madonna Yoder on Paper Talk. Yoder helps aspiring tessellation folders to deeply understand tessellations so that they can fold from crease patterns, reverse engineer from photos, and even start designing their own tessellations through online videos and courses with her business, Gathering Folds. Enjoy our conversation!
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Coincidentally, Marieke de Hoop reached out to me last week and told me about her crowd funding campaign (ending soon) for a documentary about the sustainable transformation process of agricultural waste into a usable product. She’s been conducting research on asparagus paper for years – it makes a lovely translucent paper. The coincidence is that when you click through to the link, you’ll see some tessellations she’s folded using her paper.
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Check out the miniature worlds that Margaret Scrinkl creates with layers of cut paper.
© Margaret Scrinkl, as seen on My Modern Met
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This is a lovely paper animation about the sensory superpowers of elephants.
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Paper TidbitsMy Red Cliff Paper Retreat takes place here in Colorado August 21-25. Grab your spot!The Movable Book Society will meet in Cleveland this fall. Join the fun and meet prominent paper engineers from around the globe.The North American Hand Papermakers’ 2023 Juried Exhibition, Sustainability in Chaos, is fast approaching its submission deadline of May 28th.Local peeps: I’m presenting a plantable paper workshop at the newly renovated Bookworm on May 23rd. Come make paper with me!———————————————————————————————–––––––
Papermaking Series: InclusionsHere’s the latest in my series of papermaking videos.
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