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The Sunday Paper #261 May 26, 2019 Paper of the Week: Paper In the Field My friend and colleague Andrea Peterson has a new book out, called In The Field (available via this link or by calling Hook Pottery Paper at 219.362.9478). Andrea has been living and working with plant fibers she grows and collects for over 20 years on her farm in northwest Indiana. Continue reading Paper In the Field
The Sunday Paper #260 May 19, 2019 Paper of the Week: High Shrinkage Abaca Here’s a photo of a collection of pieces in progress made from high shrinkage abaca. This fiber will never cease to amaze me, and I had a fun weekend sharing my love with a group in Boulder (read on). ———————————————————————————————––––––– Out of the Studio Last weekend I was in Continue reading Have Abaca, Will Travel
The Sunday Paper #259 Congratulations to Ashisha from Santa Fe for winning last week’s giveaway. Thanks to everyone else for participating! May 12, 2019 Paper of the Week: Japanese Linen Happy Mother’s Day to each and every one of you; if you aren’t a mother, you have a mother! It’s May, and we are still having snow storms here in the high country. Have you Continue reading A Paper Wedding Dress
The Sunday Paper #258 May 4, 2019 Paper of the Week: The Sunday Paper Wow, was it really five years ago this month that I started The Sunday Paper? I have so much fun collecting and sharing all sorts of fun facts about paper with you! Happy Birthday to The Sunday Paper! I put this blurb at the top Continue reading Five Years of The Sunday Paper!
The Sunday Paper #257 April 28, 2019 Paper of the Week: Berlin Tissue (gossamer) Paper You know how sometimes you know what a word means, but you wouldn’t really know how to describe it if someone asked you? I looked up gossamer, and even lovelier images than I already had in my head came into view: a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by Continue reading Gossamer Paper
The Sunday Paper #256 April 21, 2019 Paper of the Week: Shizen Screen Printed Papers Shizen Design papers are manufactured by hand in India. These papers are made from t-shirt cotton waste, and the huge variety of patterns are screen printed. These papers are acid-free, distributed by Shizen Design in Kansas City, and are available through a variety of retailers, including Artists & Craftsmen and Continue reading Shizen Screen Printed Papers
The Sunday Paper #255 April 14, 2019 Congratulations to the two winners of the April Giveaway. Janet Lee and Jen Reardon will each receive a copy of Shawn Sheehy’s new pop-up book, Beyond the Sixth Extinction! Look for another giveaway next month! Paper of the Week: PaperPhine Welcome to the world of paper twine and paper yarn. These strands have long been forgotten, yet they Continue reading Paper Twine / Paper Yarn
The Sunday Paper #254 April 7, 2019 Paper of the Week: French Construction Paper Hedi Kyle turned me onto French Paper. This is a family owned business that has been manufacturing paper for more than 140 years in Niles, Michigan. Remaining as one of the last, small, independent mills in America, French Paper has learned to take their direction from customers, not corporate consultants. How Continue reading Criss Cross Accordion
The Sunday Paper #253 March 31, 2019 Paper of the Week: Stardream Quartz Metallic When I was in Dallas recently, I visited the ceiling installation that Paper For Water created for the Crow Asian Art Museum. They used this Stardream Quartz Metallic paper, which comes in 16 iridescent colors in both text and cover weights. Paper For Water volunteers folded more than 200 of these Continue reading Stardream Paper
The Sunday Paper #252 March 24, 2019 Paper of the Week: Itajime These colorful itajime papers caught my eye recently. They are created at Awagami Factory in Japan… ooh la la! Itajime shibori is a shaped-resist technique. Traditionally done with fabric, but also in paper, the cloth (or paper) is sandwiched between two pieces of wood, which are held in place with string. More Continue reading Itajime Paper
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