© Teri Power, What Remains Cast cattail fiber and clay
The Sunday Paper #342
December 13, 2020
Teri Power uses fibers and colors that she gathers from her surroundings in her paper art. Whether sculptural or flat, the substrate of the work is “of her place”, and the meaning of the work is derived from that fact. That and the fact that in today’s world, so much of human knowledge has been lost in the making of the work. Found objects add another layer of meaning as they must be chosen and gathered.
I received a shipment of nine damaged copies of my book, Papermaking With Garden Plants & Common Weeds. I do not have to return them or pay for them, but I hate to throw them out! Some are dog eared, and others have a slightly damaged spine, but the contents are A-OK! I’d love to ship you or a friend a copy! You will pay only $10 to cover media mail shipping & handling.
If you prefer an undamaged copy of the book, I have those too!
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I like these sentiments by artist Huang Li-hsiang: “Paper art requires no educational background nor wealth; all you need is passion,” says the 63-year-old. “A flat piece of paper can become any 3D object, just as an individual has infinite possibilities.” Read about her amazing career.
Some paper sculptures being exhibited at the Louvre in France in 2016. [Photo provided to China Daily]
So, this is not paper but Kanat Nurtazin uses papercutting techniques on leaves and photographs them in remarkable ways. Click through to view all of the images.
A blog reader (thanks, David) told me about Marilyn Scott-Waters, aka the Toymaker and her amazing papercraft tutorials for most (if not all) holidays. Check them out, she even provides printable patterns so you can create your toys with seasonal patterned papers.
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If you’ve followed me for long, you know that I have a thing for paper and light. In fact, light filtering through paper is how I got started in hand papermaking, but that’s another story.
On January 3rd, I’m hosting a free live online Zoom event to ring in the new year and kick off The Paper Year 2021. Everyone is welcome!
I’ll be showing you how to make a pop-up paper lantern. Registration for The Paper Year will be open then, so I’ll tell you all about it and answer any questions.
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Puppy update! Stryker is 6 months old. He loves to steal our shoes (as you can see here) and curl up with his big brother Halo, who could care less. I know some of you are wondering about my mother and her assisted living facility. They’ve had an outbreak, but seem to be handling things well. They went from 8 to 14 cases in a week, but yesterday’s tests all came back negative. So far my mother has not been affected, and most of the cases are mild (only one person has been hospitalized). We have an informational session about the vaccine this coming week. My husband Ted just finished up a big freelance assignment and we’ll see what the future holds for him job-wise. Our daughter will stay in Portland over the holidays, so I made felt stockings for her and her boyfriend that I filled and shipped off). We got about a foot of snow yesterday, which makes me feel warm and cozy (when I’m inside). I’m thinking about all of you and wish you and yours a wonder-filled season!
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Featured this week in my Studio shop:
All About The Paper Year 2021 Subscription Club, Try It! Shadow Ornament Workshop, Playing With Paper, Mend |
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