Check it out! Lauren P. Sugita | Providence Media (providenceonline.com) Get a glimpse into Lauren and PCI's match-making capabilities. Thank you Providence Monthly! . . . and Thank You Lauren for making a difference, in Providence for 25 … [Read more...]
Ms. Ilse Buchert Nesbitt: RI State Treasure
It sounds a bit cliché to say one’s art is a metaphor of someone’s life, but in the case of Ilse Nesbitt, this cliché is so fitting. Ilse’s handmade paper and artwork are embodied in her daily life, and her daily life is completely integrated into … [Read more...]
Lokta and Letterpress
We received this set of lovely photos from one of our customers, Fernanda Rivera, who took a letterpress class taught by Macy Chadwick. It just goes to show how handmade, eastern papers can work so well with the letterpress technique, to create such … [Read more...]
Gampi 101
About Gampi from Japan The Chinese characters for gampi literally translates as "goose skin". This paper is sometimes referred to as "silk tissue". Paper Connection's Gampi Paper Collection is made from 100% gampi, a lustrous, silky fiber native … [Read more...]
Conservation Lab & Bindery Tour at Brown University
Paperwoman stayed local last week as she had the opportunity to take a tour of the book conservation lab and bindery at Brown University's John Hay and Rockefeller Libraries through the Watts Program. Here's some quick glimpses of what was she saw, … [Read more...]