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Come to the Papermakers’ Swap Meet!

Hand Papermaking is excited to announce our first Papermaker’s Swap Meet.

Starts: 8 pm ET on Thursday, September 10
Ends: 8 pm ET on Sunday, September 20
Where: On Hand Papermaking’s eBay page.

Find bargains on dozens of papermaking- and paper-related items, including:

  • Tools such as paper moulds and deckles, sugetas, a Japanese beating stick, a wooden mallet, syringes for pulp painting, blotters, mould making materials;
  • Equipment such as a drying box, paper presses, a Whiz Mixer;
  • Supplies such as raw paper fibers, prepped/dried paper fibers, linters, dyes and pigments, paper additives; and
  • Instructional materials such as papermaking books, papermaking articles, magazines and journals, paper sample books, papermaking kits, and a Paper from Around the World Teaching Kit.

For more information, contact Hand Papermaking at info@handpapermaking.org. See you at the Swap Meet!

DEADLINE EXTENDED (to APRIL 15) for SUBMISSIONS to the 13th Paper Portfolio, IN BETWEEN

IN BETWEEN is the title of our lucky thirteenth portfolio, and we seek visually compelling and thought-provoking submissions. Open to broad interpretation, entries that consider the theme both formally and conceptually are encouraged. For example, thinking formally might suggest double couching, embedding between layers, or working between mediums. Thinking conceptually might suggest liminal spaces, not going to either extreme, the middle way, or might explore the undefined, the unfit.

Proposals should demonstrate how the artist plans to use handmade paper in a substantive way as one of the primary mediums. We invite all manner of mark making, both on and in the sheet, but preference will be given to submissions that emphasize hand papermaking processes in the development of the image. Each piece should be 10 x 8 inches or less, and no more than 1/8-inch thick. 

Requirements

Each selected participant will be asked to produce 125 finished pieces, plus two proofs for the Hand Papermaking archive and for exhibitions. While there is no restriction on additional artist proofs, we do request that artists acknowledge the portfolio project if the artist proofs are exhibited or published. In the portfolio, each piece will be placed in an 11 x 8½-inch protective folder labeled with the artist’s name. 

The EXTENDED DEADLINE for submissions is APRIL 15, 2019. For more details and information on how to submit, download the full Call for Submissions here.

About the Portfolio Series

IN BETWEEN will be the thirteenth in Hand Papermaking’s series of portfolios. Each focuses on a different aspect of the use of handmade paper. The series documents and preserves contemporary examples of distinctive handmade papers, highlights leading practitioners in the field, and also raises funds for the organization. Previous portfolios featured decorated papers, letterpress printing, papers from Nepal, photography, watermarks, printmaking, pulp painting, calligraphy, paper engineering, and intergenerational collaboration. To see samples and descriptions of past portfolios, please visit our Portfolios webpage.

If you have any questions about the submission process or the portfolio project in general, you can email us at michael@handpapermaking.org or call us at (651) 447-7143.

 

Deadline Extended: Submit Proposals NOW for our Black Writers Fellowships

In this time of necessary societal transformation, we recognize that Hand Papermaking has been operating within a culture that perpetuates social inequities. We are resolved in taking concrete steps so we may fulfill our role as the journal of record that truly reflects the full breadth of work in our field. In solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives, Hand Papermaking is launching the Hand Papermaking Black Writers Fellowships, an evolving program that currently offers two opportunities for Black writers: Reporter and Researcher.

Hand Papermaking will host a virtual FAQ session on Monday, October 5, 7 pm ET,​ to answer questions from prospective applicants. To sign up for the session, please send an email to: bwfresearcher@handpapermaking.org​ by October 5, 5pm.

Hand Papermaking Black Writers Fellowship: Reporter

Deadline: Extended to October 19, 2020

The Black Writers Fellowship: Reporter is an opportunity for a Black writer to engage with “Celebrating #BlackPapermakers,” Hand Papermaking’s curated series, featured on our social-media channels, to uplift and center Black artists and papermakers. The Reporter will write an original profile on an artist of their choice who has been featured in “Celebrating #BlackPapermakers.” Applicants may also propose a Black papermaker who has not yet been featured in our curated series; if selected, Hand Papermaking will work with the Reporter and the proposed Black papermaker to feature their work on our social-media channels. The profile will be short-form and eligible for publication in Hand Papermaking magazine, Summer 2021 issue. Priority will be given to proposals that are framed through the lens of oral history, the theme of the Summer 2021 issue. The Reporter will receive a $300 award and a research stipend of up to $150 for expenses incurred.

For more information about the The Black Writers Fellowship: Reporter — including eligibility and submission requirements, deadlines, selection and notification processes, and Fellowship timeline, click here to download a full Fellowship RFP.

Hand Papermaking Black Writers Fellowship: Researcher

Deadline: October 19, 2020

The Black Writers Fellowship: Researcher is a research-based opportunity for a Black writer that will result in the publication of an original article in Hand Papermaking magazine. The applicant’s proposal must be related to the field of hand papermaking and indicate an ongoing investment in research and inquiry in the field. The article will be long-form and eligible for publication in Hand Papermaking magazine, Winter 2021 issue. The Researcher will receive a $1,000 award and a fellowship stipend of up to $1,000 for expenses incurred, including but not limited to research travel, resources, transcription or translation services, site visits, free attendance to a field-related conference, workshop attendance, and other professional development opportunities.

For more information about the The Black Writers Fellowship: Researcher — including eligibility and submission requirements, deadlines, selection and notification processes, Fellowship timeline, click here to download a full Fellowship RFP.

We invite you to read Hand Papermaking’s Statement in Solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives. And if you are interested in supporting Hand Papermaking’s Black Writers Fellowships, you can do so by clicking the button below.


GIORGIO PELLEGRINI

Giorgio Pellegrini is director of the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana (Museum of Paper and Watermarks) in Fabriano, Italy, now celebrating 750 years of western papermaking. Fabriano is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Hand Papermaking’s 20th Annual Auction Is Almost Here!


For 32 years, Hand Papermaking has been your source for information on the art of handmade paper. This May 11-20, help Hand Papermaking continue its mission and take advantage of fantastic paper-related items during our Annual Auction, where 100% of proceeds benefit Hand Papermaking.

Choose from over 90 bargains and one-of-a-kind lots such as supplies, tools, books on paper and book arts, fine handmade papers, art works, paper experiences, and much more!

Get advance peeks at some of the most intriguing auction items starting May 1st on Hand Papermaking’s Instagram page: www.instagram.com/handpapermaking.

Highlights include:

  • Gift certificates from paper/book arts organizations such as BookArtsLA, Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, San Francisco Center for Book Arts, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Pyramid Atlantic, etc.
  • Studio experiences donated by artists/organizations from around the country
  • Two paper moulds from Simon Green, and a Chinese papermaking mould from Carriage House paper
  • Papers from Japan Korea, and paper studios around the U.S.
  • Numerous prints, broadsides, and paper-based works of art
  • Fine and historic books and broadsides

Visit Hand Papermaking’s eBay seller’s page starting on May 11: http://bit.ly/handpapermaking  

For more information, contact Michael Fallon at info@handpapermaking.org.

HELEN C. FREDERICK

Helen C. Frederick is an American artist known mainly for printed media and large scale works created by hand papermaking and the use of language. She is recognized as a distinguished curator, educator, coordinator of international projects, and as founder of Pyramid Atlantic. She has exhibited, curated exhibitions, and fulfilled speaking engagements around the world, always emphasizing collaboration across disciplines. She serves as Professor of Art at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Helen Hiebert

HiebertHelen Hiebert is a Colorado artist who constructs installations, sculptures, films and artist books using handmade paper, thread and light. She teaches and lectures about papermaking and lampmaking and exhibits her work internationally. She is author of the books Papermaking with Plants, The Papermaker’s Companion, Paper Illuminated, Playing With Paper, and Playing With Pop-Ups. Helen has an extensive network of paper colleagues around the world and her interest in how things are made (from paper) keeps her up-to-date on current paper trends, which she writes about in her weekly blog called The Sunday Paper. Helen’s most recent installation, The Wish, is a giant dandelion sculpture at Anythink Huron Street Library in Denver. She holds an annual paper retreat in her Red Cliff studio each September.

In Memory of Elaine Koretsky (1932–2018)

As is true for many of you reading this, I was shocked and saddened to learn about Elaine’s death last month, after a long illness (Hand Papermaking Newsletter, no. 125 (January 2019): 2–3).

I have known Elaine and Sidney, who survives her, since the very earliest days of the Friends of the Dard Hunter Paper Museum (now the FDH) that was formalized in 1981 at the annual meeting of the Book and Paper Group of the American Institute for Conservation. She was an officer in that fledging organization and a stalwart member ever since. I think it is true that she, with Sidney at her side, gave a presentation at every annual FDHPM/FDH meeting from about 1983 until just a few years ago. And she contributed articles to the HPN for almost two decades (her daughter Donna Koretsky now writes that column).

Especially when it comes to our understanding of hand papermaking in Asia, Elaine ranks as the most important paper historian this country has ever produced. She contributed more to our knowledge on that topic than anyone. She didn’t just follow in Dard Hunter’s footsteps, she and Sidney travelled down many more roads and saw first-hand many more papermakers in numerous countries. She and Sidney often endured perilous situations, all the while exhibiting stubborn determination to find whatever they sought. Later, she retold the stories of those journeys with remarkable candor and a sense of humor. She and Sidney documented what they experienced visually, as well as recalled them in many books and articles, presentations, and workshops. She also founded the International Paper Museum in 1994, and some years before that co-founded Carriage House Paper in Brookline, Mass.

For all that Elaine has accomplished to bring the history of hand papermaking to us, we shall always be grateful and we shall never forget her.

—Cathleen A. Baker
December 23, 2018

JANE FARMER

Jane Farmer is an independent curator of traveling exhibitions. She is Director of the Crossing Over Consortium, organizing international artist exchanges. Jane is also a director of Paper Road/Tibet, an organization working to reestablish the traditional art of hand papermaking displaced by China’s incursions into Tibet.

Jazmine Catasus

Jazmine Catasus is a New York artist and educator. After studying printmaking at CUNY-Hunter College, she trained as a papermaker at Pace Paper and Dieu Donné. While at Pace Paper she worked on projects for artists such as Jane Hammond, Will Cotton, and Donald Baechler. Jazmine has taught printmaking and papermaking workshops at Dieu Donnè, the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, the International Print Center of New York, The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Noguchi Museum. She is currently the Studio Coordinator at the EFA- Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop in New York City and a Printmaking Technician at the Cooper Union School of Art. 

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