The Sunday Paper #514

July 14, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing Emily Martin on Episode #126 of Paper Talk. Martin has produced more than fifty artist’s books, often using movable and/or sculptural paper engineering techniques. Her books are included in public and private collections throughout the world, and she has received grants and residencies from the College Book Arts Association, the Center for Book Arts in New York City, and the Bodleian Bibliographical Press in Oxford, England among others. Martin has two adult daughters and lives in Iowa City, IA with her Vandercook SP15 printing press. She rides her bicycle as often as she can, sometimes all the way across the state of Iowa. Enjoy our conversation!

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Want to learn to make Japanese paper in Japan? I met Paul Denhoed when we were both working paper-related jobs in NYC in the mid 1990’s. Paul has been in Japan for over 20 years now, and is offering papermaking workshops at Oguni Mill. Spend six full days there, learning about the traditional craft of papermaking (washi). Learn, in English, how traditional Japanese paper is made, and try your hand at making sheets of your own that you can take home at the end of the Oguni Washi Intensive.

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I just caught wind of this exhibition, which is open for a couple more weeks at the Sandy Spring Museum in Maryland. A Paean to Paper features many paper artists who are new to me, and there is a lovely online catalog.

© Maria Barbosa

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This video shows how a town in India is keeping their papermaking tradition alive.

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Paper Tidbits

On a sad note: some of you will know Susan Kristoferson (I interviewed her on Paper Talk in 2021). She passed away last week. I was in touch with her in late May, when she sent me this lovely image of a paper weaving she created with her own paste papers in my Weave Through Winter online class a couple of years ago. I have so many fond memories of Susan, whom I met first at Friends of Dard Hunter conferences; connected with in Oregon, when I moved there in 1998 (she was generous and supportive to a newcomer); and stayed in touch with through the years after she moved to Canada. Susan had such a passion for surface design techniques, especially itajime and paste papers. Rest in peace, dear Susan.

Here is the information I have from a paper colleague who is in touch with her family: It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Susan Kristoferson, who bravely battled fallopian tube ovarian cancer since October. Despite her determined spirit and the excellent care she received, Susan passed away on Saturday July 6th. We will always cherish her strength, warmth, and the profound impact she had on all of our lives. Details are still being finalized, but a celebration of life is planned for Saturday, August 3rd, at the beloved home she cherished in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

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