Do you have the winter blues? Right now, if you are in the New England area, you might say: "yes!" We have had quite the winter so far, with snowstorm after snowstorm, and bitter cold to boot. However, with my amazing staff we have been able to keep … [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...]
Artist of the Month: Arlene McGonagle
March has been a very busy month for us. We have been planning for the upcoming Southern Graphics Conference, a printmaking love fest that this year is being held in Milwaukee. So printmaking methods have been in our minds, maybe a bit too much. … [Read more...]
Shifu. Weaving with Paper Threads.
Several months ago- maybe more-I did a post on FaceBook about shifu. It was a minimal post- mostly photos in fact. Apparently this post inspired one of my colleagues to set forth on a brand new quest to learn how to make shifu. Barbara Green, … [Read more...]