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The Sunday Paper #59

Paper of the Week: Stained Tyvek

An accordion night light project, which can be found on page 76 of my book Playing With Paper.

I learned about Tyvek® in a workshop (perhaps with Hedi Kyle) and then picked it up again a couple of years ago when I was designing projects for my book Playing With Paper. It folds

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Paper Boat Addresses Migrant Drownings

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The Sunday Paper #53

Work of the Week: I’m finally catching up to the digital age. Today, I’m releasing my films (formerly sold as DVD’s) as instant downloads – no shipping, no packaging, no fuss! Watch the trailers for each film below, and if you’re interested, you can purchase and watch the films in their entirety (now or later).

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Abaca Workshop

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I had a wonderful 3-day workshop in Portland last weekend at the Oregon College of Art & Craft. Ten ambitious and enthusiastic women brought their diverse skills into the classroom to create a variety of interesting objects. The table above is filled with samples I brought made from abaca, a plant fiber which is extracted from the trunk of a non-fruit-bearing banana tree. I

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