The Sunday Paper #495

February 11, 2024

I used to travel several times a year prior to the pandemic, and things are ramping up again, and my travels are getting more far flung. How is it that I get to make three international trips in 2024? It began with our ski vacation in Europe last month (for those of you who were following along, my knees are much better).

In June, I’m taking a group on a 12-day Japan Paper Tour (I traveled to Japan with Ted back in 2019 when our son was doing a semester abroad. We had several paper excursions, which I blogged about, and I mentioned that I might lead a tour one day. That day has finally come, and the tour has filled with people who expressed interest way back then).

Trip #3 will be to Australia and Tasmania in September! I will be teaching two workshops right after Paper on Skin, an international wearable paper art competition that will be held in Devonport, Tasmania. Submit your design concept for the first stage of the pre-selection process by this coming Friday, February 16th, and if you make it through the final round, I will see it in person!

Registration opens tomorrow (2/12) for my workshops: Bend, Form, Sculpt (2-days) and Pleat, Crumple Connect (1-day). Join me if you live down under, or maybe you’re interested in traveling there. Find out about all events here.

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Check out this video about Sophia Bogle, who restores old books. It is a fascinating snapshot into book restoration, and you get to see her unique tools and process. I love that she signs each spine’s interior, leaving her mark within each project in an invisible way.

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Paper Tidbits

• Claudia Lee’s book, The Weekend Crafter: Papermaking, is now available as a PDF ($12)
• If you are in NYC, head to Kinokuniya Bookstore next Sunday to see the origami vending machine (and please report back).

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