A video of Alexandra Soteriou’s lecture about Indo-Islamic papermaking heritage at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is viewable online. Visit www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/lectures/indo-islamic-papermaking-heritage to experience this July 13, 2015 event.
Number 9 in Hand Papermaking’s portfolio series offers an extraordinary assortment of collaborative artwork–-14 pieces by 28 artists–-featuring pop-ups, movable devices, and other forms of dynamic paper engineering. The motion and imagery is enhanced physically and conceptually by the use of handmade paper designed and made specifically for each piece in the edition. Read more here.
Selections from the portfolio are demonstrated in this video, which accompanies an exhibition of the work. Our appreciation to Neira Selimovic, a student at Georgia Tech, and Virginia Howell, education curator at Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking.
Artists in the portfolio are Richard Aldorasi & Colette Fu, Tom Balbo & Michael Durgin, Michelle Bayer & Kyle Olmon, Rachelle Chuang & Joan Michaels Paque, Helen Hiebert & Betsy Cluff, Amy Jacobs & Philip Bell, Jeanne Jaffe & Alisa Fox & Hedi Kyle, Tom Leech & Sally Blakemore, Bridget O’Malley & Emily Martin, Margaret Prentice & Ed Hutchins, Winnie Radolan & Pamela Wood, Erin Robin & Mary Tasillo, Shawn Sheehy, Lynn Sures & Carol Barton.
Watch the first 9 minutes of this PBS production to learn about hanji (Korean handmade paper) and hanji ducks! See it HERE.
Aimee Lee explains Korea’s time honored tradition of wishing newlyweds prosperity, wealth, and happiness with gifts of ducks. Lee’s handmade paper ducks are featured. Tom Balbo also talks about the Morgan Conservatory’s hanji program, including fiber gardens.
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!”
Learn to make paper from cornhusks, courtesy of the paper studio at UW Madison.