Weaving With Paper

The Sunday Paper #549

March 30, 2025

Cover reveal! My upcoming book, Weaving With Paper, is winding its way towards the printer, and I’m so excited to share the cover with you (special thanks to the design team at Storey Publishing)! I’ve just proofed the designed pages, and there are still a few more edits to go, but phew, I’m so glad to be finished with the editing process. The book will be available for pre-order sometime this summer, and the publication date is 11/25/25. I’ll share more about what’s inside the book soon. If you are interested in paper weaving and would like to spend a week with me in July, we’ll be weaving paper at the Taos Paper Retreat. Click here to read all about it!

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Well this is delightful! “Three years into a downturn of the global art market, fairs and dealers dedicated to prints say editioned works on paper are faring better than other media and have even managed to capture the attention of a new collector class.” Did anyone get to the IFPDA Print Fair or the Brooklyn Fine Art Print this weekend? Mickalene Thomas create a site-specific installation made out of three-dimensional paper-pulp sculptures.

Mickalene Thomas, l’espace entre les deux, 2025, installation view at the IFPDA Print Fair, Photo by Dal Perry

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I couldn’t agree more with designer James Dimech: “I work exclusively with paper—chosen for its versatility, sculptural potential, and inherent elegance,” he explains. “It’s a humble yet powerful material that can be shaped into both bold and delicate forms without losing its poetic quality.” Take a peek at this fashion designer’s work.

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I’m loving these photographs on crumpled hanji by Joung Young-ju. She captures the delicate interplay of light and shadow, creating urban scenes that feel both familiar and ethereal, bridging past and present by using Hanji (traditional paper) and contemporary techniques to create textured surfaces that mirror Seoul, South Korea’s transformation.

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Here’s a sneak peek of the projects we’ll be exploring in Q2 in my Paper Year membership program, which opens for registration on Tuesday! April brings a Swirling Flower; May’s Interlocking Cylinder is based on a very old weaving technique; and in June we’ll explore the Jitterbug with guest artist Kelli Anderson. Our quarterly surface design workshop is with Madge Evers, who will share Cyanotype printing techniques.

Learn more about The Paper Year during my Peace Globe online mini-workshop on Tuesday, April 1st (no foolin’). The session will begin with a short, face-paced overview of The Paper Year, followed by the workshop. Register for this one-hour event and get the supply list here.

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Paper TidbitsI received a query this week. If anyone has suggestions, please let me know! “I’m in the process of cleaning a smoke-damaged home from the Pacific Palisades fire. Our smoke remediation company suggests that some of my handmade paper and an Akari hanging lantern must go. I reject this idea! Might you be able to direct me to people and/or organizations who might be able to advise about cleaning soot/char- damaged paper?”This looks interesting, and it’s taking place in my hometown: Ubiquitous Edward Gorey at Texas A&M University. This is a unique opportunity to view the broadest range of Gorey’s work ever shown in one location, outside of the Edward Gorey House Museum.Henri Matisse’s works are now in the public domain, and there’s a new exhibition: Matisse and Marguerite: Through Her Father’s Eyes, at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, 4 April-24 August.

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