Papermaking at Altitude
The Sunday Paper #528
October 20, 2024
I got to spend the past few days with my papermaking peeps at the New Alititudes conference hosted by the North American Hand Papermakers in Denver. I was honored to give one of the keynotes, about my career in paper. My husband brought my mother down to hear me speak – it was so special to have them in the room. I didn’t get any photos, but I hope to have a recording of the keynote to share with you in the near future.
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The Guild of Bookworkers hosts a traveling exhibition every two years, and North Bennet Street School is hosting the first stop for “Night Circus”, an exhibition of fine design bindings that invoke curiosity of the spectacle, fascination of artistry and performance, exploration of the mysterious and luminous, investigation of clandestine action and secret knowledge, and an embrace chaos and otherness.
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This story, about a 2nd generation business owner in Singapore, is inspiring! Print N Matters is upcycling waste paper while building community around sustainability and craftsmanship.
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I was so pleased when the photographer I worked with last week at Storey Publishing, told me he learned about Isamu Noguchi’s Akari Lights from my last book (which he photographed) and he now owns two Akari lamps. Here’s an interesting article about Akari lamps, and how they are still relevant today. I enjoyed this quote by Dakin Hart, senior curator at The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (well worth a visit if you’re in NYC): “Noguchi didn’t believe in reproductive sculpture, and through the handcraft by which they are still produced, every example of every lantern is truly unique. Like pinecones on a tree, sunflowers in a field, or stars or clouds in the sky, every Akari lantern is a perfect, inexact example of its type.”
As seen on DeZeen. The Akari lights come in many different shapes. Photo courtesy of The Kagawa Museum
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I’m eager to see the final video from the Paper on Skin Wearable Art Competition, which I was so fortunate to attend last month (they say patience is a virtue, right)? In the meantime, you can view the winning designs here, and you will find many posts about all of the entries and related events on the Paper on Skin instagram page.
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Paper Tidbits
- The Puget Sound Book Artists 13th Annual Members’ Exhibition, featuring works produced for the theme of Time Travel, is on exhibit at The Evergreen State College Library until Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
- I’m teaching a free workshop through the Guild of American Papercutters next Saturday, October 26th.
- We’ll be making woven paper lanterns and books in a one-day online session through Maine Media Workshops in December – perfect for holiday gift giving. Join me!
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