Archives for May 2015

A Papermaking Pioneer

A grainy 1950s image of Douglass Morse Howell, from our Summer 1994 issue.

Duru and Mari

Performers in handmade paper costumes, during opening ceremonies at the annual Wonju Hanji Festival. From the Summer 2014 issue of Hand Papermaking magazine.

Tales of the Gullah Culture

From our Summer 2014 storytelling issue, Griot, by Leroy Campbell, telling the story of The Boo Hag.

New York, USA: Ken Polinskie Clip

In this video interview, Ken Polinskie shares his latest work in paper, ending with a quote that inspires him: “As you get older, as an artist, every ten minutes counts!”

Wisconsin, USA: Cornhusks!

Learn to make paper from cornhusks, courtesy of the paper studio at UW Madison.

Making Paper with Seawater

From Summer 2012, p34, Hand Papermaking in the Time of Climate Change, by Maggie Puckett

North Carolina, USA: Cotton Linters

Cotton Linter Pulp. All quantities available. Call Gold’s Artworks, Inc. (910) 739-9605.

Rhode Island, USA: Asian Paper

Need affordable paper for workshops? We offer authentic hanji, lokta, washi & xuan. Mention this ad for 10% discount. paperwoman@paperconnection.com

Florida, USA: Abaca

Unbleached Philippine Abaca $6.00 lb. For samples, please send SASE to Ifugao Papercraft, 6477 E. Grayson, St., Inverness, FL 34452

Chicago, USA: Papermaker’s Garden

Columbia College Chicago announces the expansion of the Papermaker’s Garden, located at 754 S. Wabash Avenue. The 18-bed garden and tree plantings transforms a gravel lot into an urban garden […]

New York, USA: WSW Internships

Women’s Studio Workshop offers several opportunities for artists working in papermaking and book arts. The internship program gives young artists creative support, culminating in an exhibition, in return for their assistance […]

Tennesse, USA: Arrowmont

Joomchi and Beyond, August 9-15, with Jiyoung Chung.
Paper Jewelry, September 13-19, with Aimee Lee.

AYTEKIN VURAL

Art historian Aytekin Vural is curator of the new Ibrahim Müteferrika Paper Museum in the coastal resort of Yalova, south of Istanbul, Turkey.

LYNN SURES

Lynn Sures is Professor of Fine Arts at the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, DC. Her pulp paintings, prints, and sculptural paperworks have been written about in […]

VICKY SIGWALD

Vicky Sigwald worked for Fred Siegenthaler at his papermill in Switzerland, where she was formally trained in production hand papermaking. With her husband she established El Molino del Manzano, a […]