September 6, 2014
There’s a new monograph out about the work of Irving Harper (as seen on Laughing Squid). Published by Rizzoli, this looks like a great book featuring a designer who has been making works in paper since 1964! . Here’s a …
September 2, 2014
The first time I thought about paper cutting as an art form was when I met the artist Béatrice Coron. It was the mid-1990’s and we were both living in NYC. One of the things she was doing at …
August 30, 2014
Is it just me, or have you been noticing more paper illustrations in print? Eiko Ojala designed this cover for last February’s New Yorker Magazine’s anniversary issue. Nice work!
Check out this digitally embroidered wallpaper by London-based studio Custhom. The …
August 26, 2014
I think it was in 1992 that I had my first exposure to a summer camp for artists, and I totally dug it! I was living in NYC and had just started working at Dieu Donné Papermill. A friend told …
August 23, 2014
This dance review in the Wall Street Journal describes James Lee Byars’ piece called The Mile-Long Paper Walk, which was originally performed in 1965. The performance of this piece (as well as 4 other pieces by Byars) is taking …
August 20, 2014
I’ve been making paper for many years and I have to say that my absolute favorite mould is made by Timothy Moore. I’m not sure that he is even taking orders for moulds anymore (and if he is, he …
August 16, 2014
Friends, Romans, Paper-people, lend me your ears. I’m having a one-week Buy One/Get Some Sale, and you’re the first to hear about it. Click here and save on videos, paper, a watermark kit and pop-up goodies.
And now, here’s …
August 12, 2014
I had the pleasure of meeting Fred Siegenthaler at the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artist’s (IAPMA) meeting in Fabriano, Italy in early July. I’ve known about him since the beginning of my career, but our paths hadn’t …
August 9, 2014
I just taught a week-long workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One of the metals instructors, James Thurman, developed a paper and resin material called Thurmanite, which he carves to form pendants, bangles and …
August 2, 2014
It is a busy summer! I’m heading to Gatlinburg, Tennessee today to teach a week-long workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts. I’m looking forward to meeting my students, who come from all over the continent (8 states + …