2025 Handmade Paper Exchange 🎉
Hello, Handmade Papermakers! You are invited to participate in the 4th annual full-sheet handmade paper swap! This exchange is open to ALL levels of papermaker. Your organizers are Sophia Hotzler … Continue reading
A COVID Papermaking Project
An old hymnal becomes a new hymnal. A year of shutdown ends up opening a new worlds. Much work is done and much work is left to do.
Shut-Down Paper Making
Early this year I was accepted into the artist collective at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. March 1st came, I paid my dues and got excited to have 24/7 … Continue reading
JOIN IN: 2019 PAPER SWATCH SWAP!
Do you make handmade paper? Would you like to participate in a swatch swap with papermakers from around the globe? Here is a great opportunity! Sign up to particpate by … Continue reading
Project Recap – Hand Papermaking Journal Portfolio #12
A curated collection of pieces from artists working in pulp painting was the first Hand Papermaking Journal portfolio I sat with in person. It was Hand Papermaking Journal Portfolio #7, it was at … Continue reading
The Three P’s: Porosity, Permeability and Permeance
All space is space in which to create. Eric Maisel I discovered an invisible empire of the air. Lee de Forest Think about a sheet of paper and you might … Continue reading
Interview and Article: Silvia Turbiner – Visual Artist
Some of you might remember the interview I posted a year ago when I was working in Buenos Aires. In the first week of my apprenticeship my mentor, Alejandro Geiler, told … Continue reading
3 Paper Headlines From Twitterland
Here are three stories for you – paper inspired going-ons from Twitterland this week. Click the tweets to follow the links. 1)Â PACKAGING INNOVATION ENCOURAGESÂ DRIVE THROUGH BIKING This article is about … Continue reading
Late Night Schoolin’ – Rare Book Style
Just fell into bed with my computer; it’s the end of day two at the Rare Book School (RBS) in hot and humid Charlottesville, VA. I’m here taking a course in … Continue reading
Sping 2015: Fiber Art Now Article
Presenting my very first feature article, published in the magazine Fiber Art Now! I had the pleasure of interviewing Su Blackwell, Jennifer Collier and Pippa Andrews about their work with … Continue reading
Guest Post: Joshua Strydom and the Making of Elephant Dung Paper
Introducing Joshua Strydom, a BFA student at Memphis College of Art. We met through Instagram (believe it!) when he posted a photo of paper he’d made from elephant dung. Read on … Continue reading
Natural Dyes and Papermaking
These natural dye experiments started with standing in line at the store, my cart overflowing with stainless steel pots, the woman behind me chuckling, “Looks like someone’s doing some cooking!” … Continue reading
Two Reasons Why I Love Production Work
Production work. I love it. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea. For some the repetition is mind numbing, boring, tedious (you name it). I get that. Some times it’s those … Continue reading
