Shawn Sheehy

July 4, 2020

The Woman Who Printed the Declaration of Indepence

The Sunday Paper #319
July 5, 2020

Papermaker of the Week: Ray Tomasso

It is with great sadness that I share the news that Ray Tomasso passed away on June 25th. Ray was papermaker and artist who welcomed me into …

October 26, 2019

Making Shoji Paper

The Sunday Paper #283
October 27, 2019

Paper of the Week: The Paper Year

I asked a friend to test out The Paper Year, and her grandaughter made this sketch – you can tell what was on her mind. …

April 6, 2019

Criss Cross Accordion

The Sunday Paper #254
April 7, 2019

Paper of the Week: French Construction Paper

Hedi Kyle turned me onto French Paper. This is a family owned business that has been manufacturing paper for more than 140 years in Niles, …

December 8, 2012

18: Pop-Ups

I think I could write 25 posts about pop-ups, but I’ll spare you…
Pop-ups were my foray into paper arts. In 1986, when I spent my junior year abroad in Germany, I took a class in letter arts and discovered …