The Sunday Paper #494

February 4, 2024

February is a fun month for me – what a treat it is to have guide Weave Through Winter online class participants through a month of paper weaving while weaving along with them. It is hard to put into words, but suffice it to say that it is a (good) challenge, I learn a ton, and I am continually inspired to try new things and share them with the group. This year is extra special, because I am hyper focused on my next how-to book (working title: A Paper Waving Journey) which is based on this course.

Check out the hashtag #weavethroughwinter to see what has transpired over the past six years of this class, and/or take a look at my instagram feed @helenhiebert to see my daily creations.

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The prestigious Paper on Skin™ wearable paper art competition is now open for entries. Paper on Skin™ invites artists and designers to embrace the challenge of designing a wearable garment made from at least 80% paper. The event is held in Devonport, Tasmania (AUS), and draws on the industrial history of papermaking in the region. This year there are a total of ten awards, with a prize pool over AUD $14,000. Entries close on February 16th, 2024. This is the first stage of the pre-selection process, calling for design concepts only.

Paper on Skin™ is presented in partnership with the Devonport City Council, with assistance from the Tasmanian Government and North West Support Services. The gala event and award evening will be held on the 21^st September. I have a special announcement relating to this event that I’ll be making soon! 

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Sustainability in Chaos, a show that Eileen Wallace and I juried, is currently on view at the Robert C Williams Museum of American Papermaking in Atlanta. There is an in-person reception this Thursday, February 8th. For those of you who aren’t in the area, there is also a virtual lecture series that runs through the duration of the exhibition.

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Image from the Alfred J. Frueh papers / Archives of American Art / Smithsonian

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Jerushia Graham, museum coordinator for the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, in front of her digital billboard honoring the unofficial “mayor” of Auburn Avenue John Wesley Dobbs. (Photo by Allison Carter)

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Dieu Donné recently launched the 2024 West Bay View Foundation Fellowship application. This fellowship is an immersive, full-time, six-month paid studio position for a visual artist with a strong basis in papermaking. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2024.

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Paper Tidbits

• Have you listened to my interview with Susan Warner Keene on Paper Talk?
• The International Association of Papermakers and Paper Artists is a membership organization with an incredible list of timely opportunities for papermakers and paper artists that is continuously updated.