Pulp Non/Fiction
June 24, 2018
Paper of the Week: Paper Fiction Nonfiction: a Book Round Up
Hereâs 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. Iâm 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:Â
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 â 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 Vasquezâs 2017â2018 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-Mercureâ showed off this gorgeous eco dyed paper over in Club Paper. Eco dying seems to be quite popular these days â 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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