December 13, 2015
25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 14
I spent many a Christmas during my childhood in Northern New Mexico, and I always loved seeing the rooftops and drives lined with paper bag luminaria. Once I learned to make paper and …
December 12, 2015
The Sunday Paper #85 + 25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 13
Arnold Grummer’s® is a company which honors its’ founder by continuing to make excellent papermaking kits and supplies. Arnold lived and breathed papermaking, and he loved its’ blend …
December 11, 2015
25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 12
I love pockets and have developed several projects which utilize envelope “pockets”. When you cut out through the layers of the envelope and slip another paper inside, you get a cool gift tag …
December 10, 2015
25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 11
When I moved to Portland, OR in the late 1990’s, I worked part-time at Oblation Papers & Press, a gorgeous stationery store in the Pearl District with a production paper mill and …
December 9, 2015
25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 10
Before I had children (BC), I used to make at least 50 handmade cards every December. This was one of them – I made it with four strips of paper. Later I perfected …
December 8, 2015
25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 9
Susan Kristoferson has specialized in hand-painted and dyed papers since 1990, including the traditional Japanese fold and dye technique of itajime. At her studio in the foothills of Southern Alberta in Canada, she …
December 7, 2015
25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 8
Technically, Tyvek® isn’t paper, but it folds really well, is super strong and water resistant. It’s that stuff they use in construction, protective apparel and packaging (no wonder I like it – it …
December 6, 2015
25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 7
Crane & Co., based in Dalton, MA, has been manufacturing cotton-based paper products used in the printing of national currencies, passports and banknotes as well as for social stationery since the late …
December 5, 2015
The Sunday Paper #84 + 25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 6
Yay, it’s Sunday and day 6 of the 25 Days of Paper and Saint Nicholas Day! We’ll begin with the tutorial, and a brief Sunday Paper follows below.…
December 4, 2015
25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 5
Luminessence is the essence of light captured in hand-crafted light sculptures of laminated paper and wood. Since 1964 this original art form has been evolving through the creative vision of artist Stephen White…