Put a Heart on It
The Sunday Paper #541
February 4, 2025
Continuing on the paper valentine theme from last week, there are many interesting historical paper variations, and the heart in hand is one of them. This is a favorite rendition – has anyone seen this piece at the American Folk Art Museum in NYC? I created a few versions using the instructions and templates found over at Byopia Press. I have to admit that cutting these out is simple enough, but assembly is tricky!
I got to thinking about the state of our world and for some reason the put a bird on it slogan from Portlandia popped into my head. I thought it might be fun to put a heart on It. Join the fun, and send me your version if you try it.
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A reader recently shared a review of the Picasso and Paper exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art. I searched my blog archive and found a post from January of 2020, in which I announced the show at the same museum, which seemed odd (would a museum host the same show twice)? The date of the previous exhibition gave me a clue, and a quick search revealed that the exhibition was delayed due to COVID. This is the only North American showing, and it offers a groundbreaking new look at Pablo Picasso’s lifelong experimentation with paper. Through March 23, 2025.
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Catherine Lucky Chang on Paper Talk, an artist, art educator, and yoga teacher based in Palo Alto, CA whose work combines papermaking, printmaking, and painting. Born in Atlanta, GA, she holds a BS from Skidmore College and an MFA from the University of Georgia. Chang’s practice is an exploration of inner peace, wholeness, and joy. Her abstract works on her own handmade paper range from small and intimate to large-scale and immersive. Her work has been exhibited in New York, California, Georgia, Florence, Cortona, and Crete, at institutions such as The Georgia Museum of Art, Whitespace Gallery, Rainforest Art Foundation, Madison Museum of Fine Art, and Tappan Gallery. Chang has participated in artist residencies worldwide, including Anderson Ranch and Penland School of Craft. She is represented by Tappan Collective in Los Angeles, CA.
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Since I’ve already made a bird reference, how about another? Nayan Shrimal and Venus Bird from The Paper Ark have launched The Parrot Project, creating lifelike paper portraits for a good cause. Each bird is made up of tiny paper bits, put together following a sketch previously made by the team. The pair also delicately paints each piece to truly capture the details that make the species so unique, such as the yellow spots on the head of the red-tailed black cockatoo or the ombre feathers of the Scarlet Macaw.
Red-tailed black cockatoo, by Paper Ark, as seen on My Modern Met.
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More birds! This is a heartwarming video about a guy who created a paper mama to nurse a young bird and get it back into the wild.
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Paper Tidbits
- We are exploring a daily practice in Weave Through Winter (last chance to join us – we got started yesterday). I enjoyed this video that illustrates some of the benefits of keeping a daily practice.
- We’ll be exploring folded forms at the annual Red Cliff Paper Retreat, August 18 – 22, 2025. In person!
- I have one spot left in my Papermaking Master Class, Sept 29 – Oct 3. Also in person.
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