The Sunday Paper #502
March 31, 2024
Because of all who entered the giveaway to have fun 500 Sunday Paper weblog posts. Listed below are the fortunate winners: Christina Little, Paula Hartmann, Linda Farrelly, Claire Marcus, and Vicki N. All 5 of them will obtain a duplicate of my guide, The Artwork of Papercraft. (Winners: please reply to my e-mail if you happen to haven’t already along with your snail mail handle).
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I had enjoyable instructing the Interactive Eclipse Card workshop on Zoom on Friday afternoon. Because of all who attended, and if you happen to’d wish to make your personal card, watch the recording and make together with me at your personal tempo.
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The Paper 12 months, my membership group, is open for registration now by April tenth. Listed below are the strategies and initiatives we’ll be exploring over the three months. It’s such a enjoyable neighborhood to be part of (if I’ll say so myself – I’m simply the information for this wonderful group of paper lovers). Take a look at this web page to study extra in regards to the group, watch the video and be a part of us! Registration closes on April tenth.
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I had a beautiful interview with Claire Van Vliet on Paper Discuss, a printmaker and typographer who based Janus Press in San Diego, California in 1955. Van Vliet obtained a MacArthur Genius Grant in 1989 and is thought for her progressive use of pigmented pulp to create photos in version for books, prints and broadsides. She has exhibited and lectured in universities and museums world wide. Her subsequent exhibition is Paperworks: Claire Van Vliet, which will likely be on view on the Boston Athenaeum September 10 – December 30 2024. Take pleasure in our dialog!
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I’ve written in regards to the Drawing on Blue exhibition on the Getty earlier than, however right here’s an extremely informative article in regards to the blue paper, that’s nonetheless being produced in France immediately at Moulin du Verger. As early because the 14th century, mills in northern Italy started manufacturing blue paper, which was initially used to wrap commodities, however artists quickly started utilizing it. The blue hue offered a useful center tone for artists working with white and darkish drawing media. Blue paper was additionally notably properly fitted to pastels, because it tends to reinforce the looks of sure colours and supplies an undertone for modeling and shading.
Handmade blue and white paper dries within the loft at Moulin du Verger paper mill.. Picture: Michelle Sullivan
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If you happen to’re close to Santa Barbara, CA, pop in to see Karen Bit Vejle’s ‘Poetry in Paper’ which is on exhibit at Solvang’s Elverhøj Museum (by April 7). She has a singular manner of highlighting constructive and unfavourable house with reduce paper.
“Sparrow and Bumblebee Fight” by Karen Bit Vejle | Picture: Courtesy
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Lyndon J. Barrois Sr.has been creating gum wrapper sculptures for many years. The works are tiny and extremely detailed portraits of historic figures and athletes in flight (assume Patrick Mahomes). Apologies if that is behind the NY Instances paywall, however the animated story is completely price a peek if you happen to can entry it!
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Paper Tidbits
- Gardens of Discovery Ecological Centre is providing lodging for 2 associates or companions with diversified abilities (housekeeping, constructing/backyard upkeep, papermaking, letterpress, bookbinding, horse care, laptop abilities) to spend as much as a yr on Patmos, Greece engaged on a handbound Gospel of St John, amongst different initiatives. Please inquire at islandresidency@gardensofdiscovery.org.
- A lot of that I swim for train. It was enjoyable to see the movie Nyad up for an Oscar earlier this month (an important movie about Diana Nyad’s makes an attempt after which success at swimming from Cuba to Florida). Simply this week, I caught wind of Rachel Hazell’s new guide, At the moment’s Altering Room, that includes pictures of her lockdown swims on the Isle of Iona in Scotland.
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