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Arnold Grummer speaking at the regional gathering for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Hand Papermaking Organization.
Book artist and papermaker Mandy Brannan joined us once again to show us the creative possibilities of combining two papermaking techniques; traditional style Japanese papermaking and recycled papermaking.
Book artist and papermaker Mandy Brannan joined us once again to show us the creative possibilities of combining two papermaking techniques; traditional style Japanese papermaking and recycled papermaking.
Book artist and papermaker Mandy Brannan joined us once again to show us the creative possibilities of combining two papermaking techniques; traditional style Japanese papermaking and recycled papermaking.
A nest is a home. Something or someone belongs there. By filling the nests with simple materials I wanted to represent the idea of feeling whole, and belonging somewhere. Then, I realized that a nest is really just a temporary home. Once a bird is old enough they are in the world alone, expected to create their own nest. The flowing of materials from one basket form to another represents this transition. This thought also applies to life as well and when it is the right time to “leave the nest”.
We spent a day at the Elephant Conservation Center where they taught us how to ride elephants, put on a parade and show, and showed us how they make paper from elephant dung.
"I work with paper because it's strong and fragile at the same time," says Artist-in-Residence Susan Shaw. Inspired by the legends surrounding the Hudson Valley, Susan experimented with the papermaking process to create approximately fifty pieces. Here, the art is not on the paper, the art is in the paper. Read more on our blog bit.ly/susan-shaw.