They keep saying that paper will become obsolete, yet artists, craftspeople, designers and creatives are keeping it alive and well. A healthy number of people are even making paper by hand (in some cultures they are still using age-old traditions). …
You must know by now that Hand Papermaking is one of my favorite organizations. They host an annual on-line auction of papermaking goodies, and it is going on right now (through April 30, 2014)! Among other items, there are some …
I’ve just finished packaging the first 40 copies of my newest artists’ book, Alpha Blocks. Would you believe that this project began in 1986? I was studying abroad in Germany for a year and stumbled across the font Block Up …
Yay, it’s a giveaway! Click here for a chance to win a copy of Playing With Pop-Ups!
And here’s the first review of the book that I’ve seen, all the way from Singapore. It includes lots of pictures, plus …
This has been a busy couple of weeks! My book Playing With Pop-Ups is scheduled to be released on May 1st; and I’m putting the final touches on The Wish Project, which will be installed later this month! This …
I’m preparing to show some work at the Alpine Arts Center here in Edwards, Colorado, and it got me thinking about my love for (untied) knots. When a friend of mine got engaged years ago in NYC, I vowed to …
I’m guessing that many of you have heard about the giant origami elephant folded by Sipho Mabona in Switzerland. It is 10 feet tall, folded from a single sheet of paper. Mabona has received a lot of attention for this …
The template for this butterfly book is available if you subscribe to my newsletter. Thanks to those of you who already do! I do enjoy designing paper projects like this and plan to change the template download quarterly. If …
The first time I met Shawn Sheehy, we spent an hour or so together in the pop-up book section at Powells Books in Portland. It was fun to page through the collection of movable books, oohing and aahing in tandem …
Click here to order your copy and receive a bonus: the materials and instructions to create your own pop-up dandelion card (this is project that …
