March 21, 2015
Out and About: I’m in Salt Lake City this weekend, where I just finished teaching a workshop on Experimental Abaca. I like the call this fiber the incredible shrinking material, because it is. It is such a delight to show …
March 17, 2015
Making an artists’ book is a long and involved process, and I find it helpful to review once a project is complete. Here’s the story of my latest book, Interluceo.
I started reading about sacred geometry about five years ago …
March 14, 2015
In the Studio: I’m making some headway with all of the mother words I’ve received. Stay tuned for more details soon. In the meantime, I’m busy working out the details for upcoming workshops in Seattle (June 27/28), Portland (July 10-12) …
March 10, 2015
Ever since I did my 100 x 100 Paper Weavings Project back in 2013, I’ve been thinking about the many ways to weave paper. And this past weekend, I had the opportunity to teach a new workshop at sweet spot …
March 7, 2015
In the Studio: Today’s the last day to save on handmade papers: check out my on-line handmade paper sale! I made this piece with one of the abaca leathers featured in the sale.
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Hand papermaking has been a …
March 4, 2015
I completely spaced on publishing this post yesterday! I’ll chalk it up to the fact that my hubby got was treated to a complimentary stay at a luxury hotel in Vail last night, so I joined him there for dinner …
February 28, 2015
In the Studio: I’m busy clearing my flat files to make room for new papers and projects and my bi-annual on-line paper sale begins tomorrow. Subscribe to my monthly e-newsletter to be notified when the sale starts. I’m offering discounts …
February 24, 2015
I’m a huge fan of experimental papermaking, which takes many forms of course (quick, what did you think of when you read that phrase?).
My version of experimental papermaking involves embedding string and wire between sheets of high shrinkage abaca …
February 21, 2015
In the Studio: I finished hand watercoloring the shapes for my artists’ book Interluceo. Béatrice Coron has also completed the paper cut illustrations, so everything is ready to send to the binder. Check out this animation of some of her …
February 17, 2015
The Codex Book Fair, which I’ve had the privilege of attending three times, is by far the biggest marketing gamble I take in my business. It is a huge undertaking on many levels – cost: the hefty booth fee, …