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Reminiscence Papers GIVEAWAY!

The Sunday Paper #220

August 5, 2018

Paper of the Week: 27 Sheets of Reminiscence Paper Giveaway!

Enter to win (27) 18″ x 24″ sheets of artist papers by Debra Glanz/Reminiscence Papers. The papers are printed on archival 28-32# text weight stock making them suitable for bookbinding, card making, collage, functional origami and so much more.

You can find also Reminiscence Papers Designs at 30% off and all other paper and paper arts items 25% off at reminiscencepapers.etsy.com and thepaperassembly.etsy.com. This sale lasts through August, so stock up now!

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In the Studio: 

The 2019 Twelve Months of Paper Calendar design is almost a wrap (thank you Zina Castanuela)! I’m delighted to share the cover with you, and calendars will be available in September.

Here’s what’s new this year:

Four guest designers: a pop-up by Shawn Sheehy, a paper cut by Béatrice Coron, quilling by Ann Martin and origami by Trinity Adams.
12 new how-to projects (can you guess which projects are created by the guest artists)?
A custom paper pack featuring a new selection of papers – everything you need to make the projects!
Innovative techniques for working with paper.

Papery Tidbits

Did you see this round up of five fiction and nonfiction books about paper?
Do you make or collect artist’s books? Check out LandEscape, a book I made in collaboration with Karen Kunc. Scroll down at the link to watch a short video.
Do you read the All Things Paper newsletter? I’m guessing you will be if you aren’t already!

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Did you watch Making It on NBC last Tuesday? A group of crafters hosted by Nick Offerson and Amy Poehler are competing for a grand prize. This is a skill-based reality contest show for crafting, and each contestant has a D.I.Y. specialty – but all are expected to work in various media. I was pleased to see that several of the artists used paper in their projects! The series is 6 weeks long, so you can still catch the next 5 episodes.

Lotte Reiniger was a pioneer of animation, and instead of drawing, she cut out paper to make her short films. Click through to watch the animated film from 1935!

These gorgeous products are made from woven paper! Amidst the colossal mess of waste paper in Jaipur, Neerja Palisetty is repurposing the mounds of paper waste into all sorts of woven products. The paper fiber is spun using shredded pieces of paper (anywhere between 2-4mm) on charkhas, and then the yarns are twisted to make the subsequent fabric durable. The products she is creating are so unique!

Tony Carlone shared this image over in Club Paper this week. He said: “Made a batch of paper using iris and naturally dyed abaca I’ve had sitting in my freezer. The iris fibers were donated by a wonderful woman during my time as an intern/volunteer at the Morgan Conservatory back in 2016.” I can’t get over the photo, not to mention the gorgeous papers. There’s too much to share here, so I hope you’ll pop over to Club Paper and join us to see more paper works!

Patterson Clark gets almost all of his art materials from weeds (ink, paper, and more). Watch this fun interview conducted by a CBS news reporter who followed him around the neighborhood and into the studio.

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About our Sponsor: Reminiscence Papers is an online store selling papers and supplies for artists and craftspersons working in various media. We offer papers in several sizes, letterpress type, collage paper, vintage buttons, bookbinding paper, toy parts (new and vintage), origami paper, twill tapes and so much more (did I mention paper?). Many, but not all, of the papers are in the Reminiscence Papers line designed by Debra Glanz and while all of these were designed primarily for book arts they have found a much wider range of applications. Visit reminiscencepapers.etsy.com and thepaperassembly.etsy.com. Give yourself plenty of time to browse the more than 500 items listed. And don’t forget about the sale going on over there through August!

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Pulp Non/Fiction

The Sunday Paper #219

June 24, 2018

Paper of the Week: Paper Fiction Nonfiction: a Book Round Up

Here’s a round up of five fiction and nonfiction books about our beloved material, Paper! The Paper Lovers just came out, and I was so intrigued with the title and the cover art that I purchased it immediately. The two fiction books feature characters who make paper, and the three nonfiction books are filled with interesting facts and stories about paper. I’m still waiting for a feature film about hand papermaking (well, maybe an independent film). Have you seen Between the Folds?

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In the Studio: 

I am busy making an edition of papers for a new artist’s book about the color spectrum. I’m making really thin translucent sheets and finally came up with the best way to couch and transfer these sheets (thin abaca is really sticky and can be difficult to lift from the felt). This video shows part one: the set up. I’ll be back with a full video later, when I have someone in the studio who can film me in action!

Special thanks to Lata Gedala for suggesting this technique!

Papery Tidbits

Have you seen The Papermaker’s Studio DVD? It’s a film I made several years ago as a companion to my book, The Papermaker’s Companion. Watch the trailer and it’s available as a download for a small fee.
New on Paper Talk! An interview with Melissa Potter, whose work focuses on traditions that are endangered, underpaid and under-recognized due to industrialization, war, gender bias, and globalization (through paper, of course).
The Moveable Book Society has a new pop-up alphabet book out, and it’s a collector’s dream book!

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Remember those pens with invisible ink (or am I showing my age)? Here’s something scientists are working on that is kind of the opposite: rewriteable paper – the ink can be erased and the paper reused, up to 500 times!

Betty Kjelson has been making paper for decades, and she’s having a retrospective of more than 40 years in paper at Art Connections in Winston Salem, NC. The opening is this Friday, August 3rd.

Beatriz Vasquez’s parents are from Mexico, and she grew up in a border town in Texas but visited Mexico frequently where she saw the traditional paper cuts. This artwork, which appears on Vasquez’s 2017–2018 High Art billboard in Indianapolis, depicts the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo as a saint. Vasquez is a self taught papel picado artist, and her work is taking her places!

“La Santa Frida” by Beatriz Vasquez

Ann Joppe-Mercure‎ showed off this gorgeous eco dyed paper over in Club Paper. Eco dying seems to be quite popular these days – have you tried it?

Here’s a beautiful story via video about paper in Japan and how it can carry a message of peace around the world.

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Paper Talk / Paper Activism

The Sunday Paper #218

July 22, 2018

Paper of the Week: Paper Talk!

Every month I record a podcast episode for Paper Talk, an ongoing series of interviews featuring artists and professionals who are working in the field of hand papermaking.

Last month I was in Chicago where I had a conversation with Melissa Potter in the papermaking studio at Columbia College. Through her practice, which includes art making, writing, curating and teaching, Melissa focuses on traditions that are endangered, underpaid and under-recognized due to industrialization, war, gender bias, and globalization. We talk about her Quaker upbringing in New Jersey and how that instilled in her a desire to be an activist, and how she has expanded upon The Papermaker’s Garden (that I initiated at Dieu Donné Papermill in the mid 90’s), and has continued to develop it as a socially engaged practice.

On the podcast, Melissa also talks about Seeds in Service, a project she runs with collaborator Maggie Puckett. They are currently fundraising to publish a book about the first five years of the program that combines feminist and ecological concerns with the art of hand papermaking. An Illuminated Feminist Seed Bank is sure to be a good one – check it out!

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In the Studio (sort of):

Speaking of podcasts, I’m on Alyson Stanfield’s Art Biz Podcast this week talking about transforming creative ideas into multiple income streams (aka how I make a living at this paper gig). Here’s a photo that my recent intern Lata Gedala took of me in the studio that Alyson’s team turned into the graphic for the podcast episode. I love how it looks like I’m scooping up that bubble of words!

Papery Tidbits


Did you catch the FREE Paper Slinky Tutorial last week?
I’m going to the annual meeting of the Friends of Dard Hunter in Iowa City this October, are you?

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I can’t think of a better topic for a residency program at a Children’s Museum than papermaking (but I’m biased of course). Claire Reynes, a Chicago-based papermaker and educator, is the first guest artist in the program at the DuPage Children’s Museum that will bring professional artists with a variety of expertise to the museum’s studio. And hats off to the museum for including artists in their programming!

Courtesy of the DuPage Children’s Museum

Maggi Miller shared her wonderful collages created with handmade paper over in Club Paper recently! If you happen to be in Austin, these are currently on view at the Hyde Park Bar & Grill, Westgate through September 2nd. Or you can visit Club Paper to see more of her images and join our group!

© Maggi Miller 2018

“The Little Prince” by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has touched millions of hearts around the world since it was first published in 1943. A recent exhibition at the Eslite Bookstore in city of Suzhou,  eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, used origami art to bring scenes from the fantasy novella to life.

A gift passed down from the gods, Echizen in Fukui Prefecture is known for its 1,500- year history of washi (Japanese paper) making. About 80 factories engaged in papermaking are concentrated in one small valley. The exhibition, “Kami to Kami” (神と紙), explores various utilization of washi through traditional/contemporary printmaking, lanterns, and large-format washi (ends July 29th).

Piece of Paper, an exhibition of the St. Louis Artists’ curated by Karen Kunc is up for just a few more days. They produced a nice looking catalog featuring a broad selection of artists and styles.

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FREE Paper Slinky Tutorial

The Sunday Paper #217

July 15, 2018

Thanks to everyone who entered the June Twelve Months of Paper Giveaway featuring Arnold Grummer’s Papermill Pro Kit! And the winner is … Jane Wherry. Congratulations!

Paper of the Week: How to Make a Paper Slinky!

I love all sorts of paper techniques, from surface design to cutting, folding and the myriad forms of manipulation. Here’s an old technique that I’m calling a Paper Slinky. I think I first saw it in Pauline Johnson’s book Creating with Paper. Two variations are also included in my own book Playing with Paper. How have you used this technique?

I mention a few resources in the video tutorial:

Here’s the paper slinky template
You might be interested in more projects in my book Playing with Paper.
Japanese linen paper from Washi Arts
Double sided Thai unryu from GPC Papers

If you create a paper slinky, send me a photo! And feel free to share this blog post with your paper-loving friends (there’s a share button at the bottom of the page).

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In the Studio: 

After being gone for two weeks, I’ve been catching up and packing kits to ship out to the participants in my Paper Illuminated online class. So instead of a studio photo, I’ll share this image with you from the current issue of Dwell magazine, which I picked up at the San Diego airport. What are the chances that I would pick up a magazine with paper shoes in it?!

Papery Tidbits: 

For those of you in the Pacific Northwest, here are two workshops that are taking place next weekend that are not to miss!

Paper Voodoo: Transforming Washi with Konnyaku
Washi Workshop: Modern Paste Paper with Madeline Durham

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Check out these miniature folded paper pieces by Oorjitha Dogiparthi, a self-taught origami, paper artist from Chennai. Most of her paper subjects relate to her area of study: food chemistry and food processing,

This is a cute video of two young boys unpacking The Necronomicon Pop Up book, which contains five pop up spreads each of which illustrates key moments in seminal H.P. Lovecraft stories. Grab a copy of the book here.

So… this isn’t exactly paper, but the article is about how we might be misinterpreting the meaning of the letters we send to friends and loved ones – don’t you think of paper as integral to a letter?  Think again!

Raymond Boudet, stationed in Hawaii with the Navy during World War II, sent this coconut to his wife in Springfield, Mass. He wired a postage tag to it and carved a love letter into the hard exterior of the fruit. Boudet’s wife Marie donated the coconut to the National Postal Museum in 1995. (Image courtesy National Postal Museum)

How did the paper bag come to be? Here’s an interesting story from Smithsonian Magazine about Margaret Knight, who came up with a replacement for folding paper bags by hand—the inefficient and error-prone task she was charged with. Not only did Knight file for a patent, she rigorously defended her ownership of the bag machine idea in a legal battle with a fraud who had copied her, and this all took place in the late 1800’s!

Patent model for paper bag machine (National Museum of American History)

Speaking of automated paper folding, this is a fascinating article about scientists who are using gelatin to product laser-written circuits on paper for all sorts of applications.

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Papermaking Kit Giveaway!

The Sunday Paper #216

July 8, 2018

Paper of the Week: Arnold Grummer’s Papermill Pro

Spoiler alert! Arnold Grummer’s will release a refreshed and updated version of the classic Papermill Pro this fall. Helen Hiebert Studio is pleased to offer the very first kit to this month’s giveaway winner. Papermill Pro Kits use the simple ‘pour’ method to make paper. Arnold Grummer modeled his sets after the ‘British handsheet former’ used by scientists in paper labs at the Institute of Paper Chemistry where he worked. Real papermaking screen and other quality supplies deliver a papermaking experience that is both successful and accessible to anyone who wants to make paper at home or school. 

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Out of the Studio: 

I taught at Idyllwild Arts this past week, in an idyllic summer camp setting – the California mountains with huge trees, cool mornings, warm afternoons, bunnies, squirrels and birds galore! We had a really fun time making momigami, folded paper, bendable paper lamps and Japanese chochin structures. Several of these projects are covered in my online class, Paper Illuminated, which begins July 25th!

Papery Tidbits

There’s still time to register for the Paper Illuminated online class, but please contact me first if you’d like to order a supply kit (the deadline for that has passed, but I have a few extra kits)
Do you need a new podcast to listen to? Check out Paper Talk. There are 25 episodes featuring interviews with contemporary professionals working in the field of hand papermaking.
Do you own my how-to books about papermaking and paper crafts?

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Check out this giant pop-up book that John Byrne designed in 1973. It is more than two meters tall and includes five pop-up scenes from the play The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil. Its compact design meant the set was inexpensive and could be transported on top of a van as the original production toured around Scotland. The actors would turn the page during the play to reveal the next scene. How cool is that?!

Calling midwest paper artists! Arnold Grummer’s invites you to submit your work for the annual juried exhibit they sponsor each fall in Green Lake, WI. Arnold Grummer’s Midwest Paperfest is underwritten by Mabel Grummer to promote handmade paper art and introduce community members to the creative work of artists in the region. Exhibiting artists are invited to explore or broaden technique with a free workshop. And look who is offering this year’s workshop: international instructor Helen Hiebert, ‘Working With High Shrinkage Abaca’. Download an application for this year’s event. Students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

I enjoyed the text about these prayer rolls (particular the birth girdle). The online exhibit by Yale University includes this long narrow prayer roll (4th down on the page) which would be worn by women to invoke heavenly aid in childbirth. The text running the length of the exterior of the roll says: “And a womyn that ys quyck wythe chylde [girde] hir wythe thys mesure and she shall be safe.” I’m not sure that any of these are created on paper (but certainly they are paper-like substances, such as parchment) and I’m also not sure what the difference between a prayer roll and a scroll is. Do you know?

I love these paper weavings that artist Sarah Morgan showed off over in the facebook group Club Paper this week! Here’s what she had to say: “The mail art theme is, What do you do to keep cool? I am attempting to weave together beach postcards with library papers. I will make some stamps out of movie theater tickets.” Join us and show off your creations! 

You know I don’t usually address politics on this blog, but I had to share this article about the guys who tape Trump’s papers back together (it could be fake news).

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About our Sponsor: Arnold Grummer’s celebrates 43 years in business with successful, easy-to-use paper making kits and general supplies. 2019 marks the company’s continued commitment to education as proud underwriter of Arnold Grummer’s Paper Science STEAM Projects & Lesson Plans. Arnold Grummer worked as editor of general publications and community liaison for paper scientists at the Institute of Paper Chemistry in Appleton, WI, now known as the Renewable Biotechs Institute at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He filled the duties of curator of the Dard Hunter Paper Museum when it was housed at IPC. Arnold is remembered for his passion for paper and the individual fiber. He encouraged young and old to discover how the smallest variations between ‘water, fiber and a screen’ could lead to limitless artistic expression. His instructional videos are available on Arnold Grummer’s youtube channel.

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A GIANT Sheet in Nuremberg?

The Sunday Paper #215

July 1, 2018

Paper of the Week: Assorted Handmade Papers

While in Chicago this week, I stumbled across an Artist’s & Craftsman Supply shop. This is a family-owned chain with 30 stores across the country, and they have quite a large selection of handmade papers and supplies. Above you see three images collaged together: Arnold Grummer’s papermaking kits, Japanese editioning papers from Awagami, and a huge supply of Indian papers from Shizen Design (not pictured are a wide selection of silkscreened pattern papers from Shizen Design). As papermakers and paper artists, we need to support those who sell our wares!

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Out of the Studio: 

We made a quick visit to Hook Pottery Paper in LaPorte, IN where artists Laurie LeBreton and Lea Basile-Lazarus were finishing up their day of creating amazing works in the studio.

Papery Tidbits

Did you catch this manipulated paper book round up on the blog last week?
I’m looking for images of projects that you’ve created from the 2017 or 2018 Twelve Months of Paper Calendar to use to  promote the 2019 calendar (and maybe even publish in the new calendar). If you have photos, please send them to me at helen@helenhiebertstudio.com. Thank you!
If you were thinking of signing for the Paper Illuminated online class, please do it today! It’s the deadline for ordering a supply kit and earlybird pricing ends too.

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Matthias Schwethelm is a papermaker in Nuremberg, Germany (the first city in Germany where paper was made in 1390). He is competing to win an art project that will be funded with 5000 EUR, and his idea is to make a GIANT handmade sheet of paper on the streets, with the people, and to use the paper for contemporary art. Follow this link (and the instructions below the photo) and vote to make this happen! 

Next to the German description of this project you will see a blue button that says “abstimmen (vote)”. This will take you to a screen where you can choose either to log in with your facebook account, or to fill in an email address and your name. Please click on “Stimme speichern (save vote)” now. As always they will send you an email, to check if the address is correct, together with a confirmation link. Click on that link to make sure your vote is counted.

Maya Freelon discovered water damaged tissue paper in her grandmother’s basement, which led to striking abstract sculptures and installations, including this one at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building.

Maya Freelon’s Reciprocity Respite & Repass at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building (Courtesy of Halcyon)

Elsa Mora has been working with paper in creative ways for years. You’ll soon see why her recent work is called Mindscapes.

Debra Rapoport makes exquisite paper hats by carefully folding paper towels, turning them into strips of sturdy building materials, or “elements” for the hats. They’re folded and glued, spray painted and dabbed with bright acrylic paint.

This would have been cool to bust through the first time: a paper doorway. Entering the Fergus McCaffrey gallery requires an act of Gutai participation: You step through a jagged hole in gold paper stretched across the doorway. This is a remake of Saburo Murakami’s famous “Entrance” (“Iriguchi”) of 1955 — a collision of mind, body and art.

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Manipulated Paper

The Sunday Paper #214

June 24, 2018

Paper of the Week: Manipulated Paper Book Round-Up

Paper has been manipulated for ages (think origami) and there are a surprising number of techniques that artists and craftspeople have employed to coerce paper into incredible shapes and forms. And paper is the real hero here, because of it’s amazing properties. Here’s a unique selection of books that focus on some of those ways to manipulate paper.

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In the Studio: 

My husband, our dog Halo and I are driving to Chicago as you read this. We’ll be there for a week to pick up our kiddos, visit my in-laws, and I’ll be doing a couple of podcast interviews. I’ll fly from Chicago to San Diego for a week of teaching at Idyllwild. Follow my antics on facebook or instagram (I’m especially looking forward to experiments with konnyaku, lime and gelatin – stay tuned). But I digress… leaving the studio for two weeks means I have to use up pulp! I’ve been making more bubble papers so that I’ll have a nice selection for my online paper sale in August.

Papery Tidbits

Watch the replay of my live webinar: I gave an overview of my 6-week online class Paper Illuminated (which begins July 25).
Did you know that I made paper on Sesame Street back in the day? The video has a catchy jingle.
Listen to Tom Leech’s story about reincarnated paper on Paper Talk.
I’m looking for images of projects that you’ve created from the 2017 or 2018 Twelve Months of Paper Calendar to use to  promote the 2019 calendar (and maybe even publish in the new calendar). If you have photos, please send them to me at helen@helenhiebertstudio.com. Thank you!

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I adore Trish Witkowski’s 60-Second Super Cool Fold of the Week videos (yes, she does one every week) and this one is amazing! The graphic design is coordinated with a series of diagonal folds that turns a simple rectangle into a really clever piece.

Book artists! This looks like a fantastic residency. The Helen M. Salzberg Artist in Residence Program funds a working residency for one artist each academic year at the Jaffe Center for Book Arts (note: you have to spend just a minimum of 30 days on site and there is a generous stipend). Artists working in the book arts (and other media, as long as the creative project can be thought of as book arts related) are encouraged to apply. Poet and artist Helen M. Salzberg established the Salzberg AIR Program in 2011 to encourage artists from all over the world to come to JCBA to be inspired and to inspire. I’ve been to the Jaffe Center and they have an amazing paper facility (in addition to all of the other studios). Check it out!

Former resident Dorothy Krause with Jaffe Center namesake Arthur Jaffe, looking at the proposal that landed her the residency.

I hope I’m not being too dishonest here, but I had to show you guys this ultra-clever pressing technique. Note how the jack is pressing against the bottom of the truck (the perfect clearance) and there is about 500 lbs of man power sitting in the truck bed (hey, I know one of those women)! The dishonest piece is that I’m supposed to buy the photo to use it, so I cropped it. Take a peek at the original image.  The description of paper being magic is pretty spot on![image error]

My friend and paper artist Béatrice Coron created the cover art for the new Dave Matthews Band album, Come Tomorrow. How cool is that?!Need a job? Want to live in NYC? Dieu Donné Papermill (where I got my start in this biz) is looking for an executive director. Check it out!

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Paper on Mt. Everest

The Sunday Paper #213

June 17, 2018

Happy Father’s Day to everyone!

Paper of the Week: Pondside Pulp & Paper

June Tyler offers papermaking workshops in her Norwich, NY Studio Pondside Pulp and Paper. She has a new 4’ x 6’ mould and deckle made by Tony Carlone for workshop participants to use. This summer, she and Tony are offering the following workshops: Shibori Dyeing, Big Paper, Super Thin Handmade Papers, Eco-printing and Sculptural Handmade Paper Lamps. Follow the link to read more about each workshop and sign up!

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In the Studio: 

I’m excited to be holding a webinar/info session about my upcoming class Paper Illuminated this coming Thursday, June 21st. If you think you might be interested in taking the class but have questions, this webinar is for you!

I’ll be showing images and talking about:

The projects we’ll be creating
How the lessons will be delivered
The supply kit (there are now two kit options – with or without paper)
How you can get the most out of class​
The skills you will learn (and take beyond the class)

This will be a fast-paced 30-minute event, and there will be time at the end for a Q&A.


Sign up for the webinar at this link. If you can’t make it on the 21st but are interested, please sign up anyways – I will send the replay to everyone who registered, and I’ll be sharing a paper tutorial with those who are registered!

This is the armature for a lamp structure we’ll create in the Paper Illuminated Online Class.

Papery Tidbits

Did you catch the free one-sheet luminaria video tutorial last week?
I’m looking forward to exploring a new part of California over 4th of July week. There’s still room to join me in one or both of these classes: The Potential of Paper and Paper Sculpture.
Have you checked out the free Facebook group Club Paper? Join us!

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If you happen to be in Burnie, Tasmania, visit the Burnie Regional Art Gallery where the paper fashion pieces that just debuted in a runway exhibition Paper on Skin are on view.

If you’re curious about the subject line of this blog post, here you go! Last month I spent a couple hours with Tom Leech in Northern New Mexico to record episode #25 of Paper Talk. In this episode, Tom tells us about his early memory of the smell of paper, when his missionary aunt sent him toys from Japan wrapped in Japanese paper; his first experience with papermaking – while studying sculpture and printmaking with Winifred Lutz; and how his interest in environmentalism led him to make recycled paper at 18,000 feet on Mt. Everest. Have a listen!

I thought it would be fitting to include this fascinating article about the life of a conservator, in this case Indiana University conservator Jim Canary. Jim was involved in the Paper Road Tibet Project, which Tom Leech talks about in the podcast mentioned above.

Conservator Jim Canary explains how he plans to repair the binding of a book that is currently kept in a cardboard box. Canary conducts repairs in the Lilly Library’s conservation lab. TY VINSON

I’ve written about Rogan Brown before, and you have a short window to admire the Magical Circle Variations series up-close at the C Fine Art gallery in NY State from July 5-8, 2018. Brown creates intricately cut paper art that mimics and compares various organic formations such as cell structures, microbes, shells, and fossils. Just amazing!

Are you the owner of a 2017 or 2018 Twelve Months of Paper Calendar? I’m looking for images of projects that you’ve created to promote the 2019 calendar (and maybe even publish in the new calendar). If you have photos, please send them to me at helen@helenhiebertstudio.com. Thank you!

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About our Sponsor: Pondside Pulp and Paper is a papermaking studio, established by June Tyler in 1995, in Norwich, NY. Various workshops are offered in many aspects of handmade paper. Click here for a full list of workshops! You can also follow Pondside Pulp and Paper’s on their blog as well as on facebook.

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FREE Luminaria Tutorial

The Sunday Paper #212

June 10, 2018

Thanks to everyone who entered the June Twelve Months of Paper Giveaway for a set of decorative papers! And the winner is … Karen Pizzuto-Sharp. Congratulations!

Paper of the Week: Watermarked Cotton Handmade Paper

Just in case you don’t know about the 12 Months of Paper… it’s an annual calendar that features a how-to paper project every month. I can’t wait to share the upcoming 2019 calendar with you, but in the  meantime, here’s one of the projects from 2017. All of the resources you need are listed below the image, and there’s a bonus! In addition to showing you how to assemble a single sheet box-shaped luminaria, I also show you how to make a watermark.

I mention a few resources in the video tutorial:

Here’s the template for the luminaria.
I mention the Twelve Months of Paper Calendar.
The glue applicator is from The Lamp Shop.
The buttercut for making watermarks is from Carriage House Paper.
Please use a battery operated tea light.

If you create a luminaria, send me a photo! And feel free to share this blog post with your paper-loving friends.

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In the Studio: 

If you enjoyed the luminaria tutorial, maybe you’d like to join my online class Paper Illuminated. Think summer camp for paper art without the travel! The course is now open for registration. Join us and create the projects featured below. I’ve put together a supply kit that you can order when you sign up – order everything you need or just the lamp parts if you have your own paper. Click through to watch the video trailer.

Papery Tidbits

I’m looking forward to exploring a new part of California over 4th of July week. There’s still room to join me in one or both of these classes: The Potential of Paper and Paper Sculpture.
Have you checked out the free Facebook group Club Paper? Join us!
I’ve updated my website and there’s lots to learn there (if I do say so myself). Check out the Shop Page where you will find studio samples, how-to books, the 12 Months of Paper Calendar, films, online classes & artist’s books.

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I love this! The University of Toronto’s Hart House currently has this rainbow flag of cranes on display for Pride month.

University of Toronto’s Hart House currently has the rainbow flag of cranes on display, kicking off the first day of Pride month. (HART HOUSE TWITTER)

A new exhibit at MoMA, Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams, shows the late artist’s intricate sculptures made largely of paper products and created to help people see the magnificent places in his mind.

I really enjoy seeing the work of the members of Club Paper. Paula Graham created this lovely little lantern in my Paper Weaving online class and shared this photo with the group. Join Club Paper! It’s my free facebook group where you can share you’re working on, get encouragement when you need a little push, and be inspired with new ideas, tips, & tricks.

Bee saving paper? How brilliant, and I hope it works! The paper was designed by paper craftswoman Malgorzata Lasocka, owner of Manufaktura Papieru Czerpanego w Kobylce in Poland and four former creatives at Saatchi & Saatchi. The paper is made with a pulp that contains a type of energy-rich glucose known as “fondant for bees,” a substance used by beekeepers to feed bees over the winter. (Special thanks to those of you who alerted me to this story).

[Photo: Filip Żołyński]

Remember the guy I wrote about who made the 23 mile long paper chain? Check out Roy Abo, who hopes his origami umbrellas are listed in the Guinness World Records one day. He has made thousands of them—4,654 at last count!

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Decorative Paper Giveaway

The Sunday Paper #211

June 3, 2018

Paper of the Week: A 6-Sheet Giveaway!

Click through to win! One winner will receive this set of six decorative papers from gpcpapers.com. These are the papers we’re using to create the lamps you see below in the Paper Illuminated online class. What will you create if you win?

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In the Studio: Paper Illuminated now open for registration!

Click through to watch the video trailer about the Paper Illuminated online course. Join me in creating five illuminated paper structures – four lamps & a folding screen that transforms into a lantern. During the six week in depth experience into illuminated paper, we will make five projects, the equivalent of a weeklong workshop with me in person. Work from the comfort of your own home or studio while sharing ideas with an on-line community. Class begins July 25th!

Papery Tidbits: 

New on my website: The Paper Library, a place to view free video tutorials, places to shop for paper, places to take a workshop and collections of how-to books about paper. Take a peek!
Did you catch the latest episode of Paper Talk, an interview with Pat & Peter Gentenaar?
My friend & paper artist Jenny Pinto has a new cookbook out: Love to Cook, Cook to Love.

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I love this kind of work that involves nature and chance. For the series he calls “Rain Studies,” Jitish Kallat uses watercolor pencil to mark paper with a dark circle, then takes the drawing outside during monsoon season, which usually lasts for three to four months in Mumbai. Leaving the work exposed to the elements, the splotches of rain making starlike dots on the dark circle.

One of Kallat’s 2017 “Rain Study” drawings. The series is subtitled “the hour of the day of the month of the season.” Credit: Jitish Kallat, courtesy of the artist and Sperone Westwater, New York. Photo: Anil Rane.

The Drawing Center in Manhattan shows drawing in all of its imaginable forms. Check out these edible drawings by Eduardo Navarro made with edible marker on sheets of rice paper, the kind that bakeries use to print pictures on cakes. It’s sturdier and more porous than wood-pulp-based paper, like a fibrous, chewy card stock. His intention is to make viewers experience art in another form – digesting it literally rather than visually.

The drawings are arranged under red heat lamps — the kind that are used to hatch chicken eggs — to begin the melting process before they go into a cauldron. Credit: Amy Lombard for The New York Times

I wish my trip the The Netherlands could have coincided with the Holland Paper Bienniale. For those of you in Europe/Holland this summer, be sure to go!

Andrew Singleton, Fabric, 2017, paper 40 x 25 x 15 cm. Photo: the artist

A veteran sailor, Joan Hall understands the crisis of ocean pollution. Her stunning large-scale works of art and installations combine found or cast paper marine debris into handmade paper and explore the effects of plastic on the sea. Several of her pieces are now on view at the Newport Art Museum in Rhode Island.

Joan Hall, Going, Going, Gone, 2018, Mixed media, handmade paper, Size variable.

Today is my dear mama’s 80th birthday! I invited friends and family to send her a birthday card, which I bound into a unique book. I made this short video that shows the book structure. Happy Birthday Mom!

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If you read this blog regularly, would you consider making a donation to support the research, writing, design and delivery of The Sunday Paper? Click on the paper button at the left to learn how. Or, perhaps you’re interested in promoting your business in The Sunday Paper.

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