Coming soon… Print Think 2016
I am very happy to be joining a number of local PRINT and PAPER colleagues at this year’s Print Think, a one-day conference on printmaking organized by Amze Emmons, held at Tyler School of Art….
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Sculptural Possibilities of Paper
coming Sunday April 10, 2016 High Shrinkage Fibers and Basic Armatures I often say that paper is MAGIC, and if you care to doubt that, high shrinkage abaca and flax are my response to such…
In the News: Papermaking with Philadelphia Invasives
A very nice write-up about the presentation and demonstration Mary Tasillo and I gave at Fleisher Art Memorial’s Sanctuary Series on March 2nd, “Papermaking with Philadelphia Invasives.” http://temple-news.com/arts/uprooting-expectations-of-creating-art-for-non-artists/
On the Horizon at paperTHINKtank
It’s been a busy winter season in the studio, and last week’s Japanese papermaking with Philadelphia KOZO was a blast! But what’s on the horizon? March’s workshop is already upon us — March 6 –,…
Yupo, Mylar, Acetate — what constitutes “Paper”?
Every once in a while, I receive questions from interested artists and craftspersons about paper. The following is one that I truly enjoyed answering. I am writing to you to ask for an opinion. I…
Kozo & Milkweed Harvest is CANCELLED
I’m really sad to share news that the location where I have been tending a grove of paper mulberry plants for the last three years is now under heavy construction for the I-95 expansion project….
Last Workshops of the 2015 Season
Even though it’s unseasonably warm for November (a whopping 77 degrees today!), we are indeed in late Autumn, and paperTHINKtank only has couple of workshops left in 2015. I am super excited for these final…
The Kozo process begins again!
After harvesting the paper mulberry branches, we go through a process of steaming them to release the outer bark (bast fiber) from the woody core. Tree branches in a kitchen never looks better than this…
Welcoming Our New Intern
Tori Lattanzi is a senior at Moore College of Art + Design and an enthusiastic new papermaker. She’s joining me in the studio this winter and spring to help with the annual KOZO HARVEST and…
Making paper with LEEKS
Summer is a season of profuse plant material! This year, like many past years, I have a CSA share (Community Shared Agriculture) from the local urban farm, Greensgrow, in Philadelphia. Not only is the food…
