The Sunday Paper Blog

November 30, 2015

Mizuhiki Paper Cord

25 Days of Paper 2015, Day 1

Today begins another 25 Days of Paper to celebrate the season of giving by sharing the wonders of paper. 

This year I’ll be featuring various paper companies, artisans and products on odd days, …

November 28, 2015

Lantern Love

The Sunday Paper #83

Sponsored Paper of the Week: Thai Marbled Momi Paper, from Mulberry Paper and More

Look what you can do with Thai Momi Mulberry Paper! From decorating to jewelry and from collage to sculpture, this versatile paper …

November 21, 2015

Black Ink Papers

The Sunday Paper #82

Sponsored Paper of the Week: Black Ink Papers

I’m delighted to be featuring these papers for many of the projects I’ve designed for the 25 Days of Paper.

Black Ink Papers from Graphic Products Corporation (GPC), …

November 14, 2015

Alternatives for Envelopes

The Sunday Paper #81

Paper of the Week: Envelope Paper

I love developing new uses for common products. Envelopes are attractive because they are like pockets. I’ve developed two projects (featured in my book Playing With Paper) – the …

November 7, 2015

Paste Paper

The Sunday Paper #80

Sponsored Paper of the Week: Madeleine Durham Paste Paper

Madeleine Durham loves painting paste paper! The happiest moments of her life are those spent creating in her Santa Fe studio. Painting has always come naturally for …

October 31, 2015

Money Paper

The Sunday Paper #79

Paper of the Week: Money Paper

Did you know that you can buy shredded money from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing? They sell 5 pound bags of shredded U.S. currency that contain approximately $10,000 in …

October 17, 2015

Paper String

The Sunday Paper #77

Paper of the Week: Korean Paper String

Ooh la la. This is a lovely video showing two Korean artisans, Kang Seong-hi and Kim Eun-hye twisting paper string and then weaving it into vessel forms. 

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October 3, 2015

Support Handmade Paper!

The Sunday Paper #75

Paper of the Week: Shaped Paper

Making shaped papers is a unique hand papermaking technique. There really isn’t any other way to get a shaped sheet of paper with deckled edges. For those of us who …