Fat Magic
The Sunday Paper #171, August 20, 2017
Paper of the Week: Thermochromic Stamp Paper
Are you ready for the solar eclipse tomorrow? Have you seen the stamps? I purchased a sheet and the paper is treated to be heat activated (remember mood rings)? Truth be told, my thumb must not be hot enough, so I finally breathed some hot air on the middle stamp and lo and behold, the moon appeared! Who knew? A Colorado company, Chromatic Technologies, developed the special ink… and the title of the blog post comes from “the special kinds of fat that come from vegetable sources — really specific chemicals with an exact melting point.”
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In the Studio:
My biannual online paper sale is going on right now (through August 25th). Click on over to view what’s left. I’m happy/sorry to report that all of the abaca and mystery packs are gone. Cotton papers and word broadsides are still available!
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The mystery paper pack includes 20 assorted sheets of handmade paper ranging in size from 5″ x 7″ to 9″ x 12″.
Papery Tidbits
- Want to work with me in person? Grab a last spot in my retreat (September 8-10 or 12-14), meet me on Whidbey Island (October 5-8) or find me in San Antonio (October 20-22).
- I created a video of my latest artist’s book, Tangential, which was inspired by the 1570 edition of Euclid’s Elements of Geometry. Have a look!
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I met Julia Garretson at the Oregon College of Arts & Crafts years ago. She’s been interested in papermaking since she was a kid and it is now a integral part of her life. This is a lovely documentary about her work and life, and I love the title: To the Last Fiber.
Cut Up/Cut Out is a traveling paper cut exhibition which is now in Bellevue and features over 50 artists.
I love the use of paper in this piece by Yuko Kimura at the Verne Collection in Cleveland.
Wowza! A $30,000 coloring book? The pages are handmade paper (European, I presume) and the illustrations can be customized. I do hope that the artist, Ian Beck, is receiving his fair share!
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These book table lights are pretty cool. I’m not sure they are made from paper, but they sure could be!
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3 Comments
Now, I need to get some stamps, eclipse stamps!
Congratulations on your artists’ book “Tangential”, what a great piece.
I think the writer of the book lights piece doesn’t understand what is involved in making a piece like these books?
$210 doesn’t sound like too much to me.