Charlotte and I just spent a lovely early afternoon at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the sun, and now we’re ready to show off the new cards, albums, and journals using the newest Japanese papers! They are done and up in the shop!
Letterpress cards with handwritten text and a square of Japanese paper [...]
Our week has been full of preparing the new work to add to the shop and getting great photos taken of everything – this stage is always more time consuming than I’d like it to be, no matter how hard I try!
We’re going to try and be busy little bees today, and I’m definitely planning [...]
It may be winter outside but there’s hope for spring inside!
Snow on top of our window a/c this morning
Charlotte’s not the only thing growing like crazy around here! These are the basil seeds and hyacinth bulbs we planted last week, already poking out over the top of the soil.
And these are a few [...]
This is a fascinating video showing the step by step process of making Japanese washi papers from kozo. The bulk of the decorative chiyogami papers I use are kozo papers and this justifies their incredible expense even further. In fact, after watching this, $16-$20 for a sheet of this paper – especially once intricately silkscreened [...]
New Japanese papers arrived yesterday and I woke up today excited to use them! I’ve seen so many chiyogami papers by now and I never cease to be amazed by their richness, color, and texture. Their elegance and playfulness is definitely what compels me to use them in so much of my work. This new [...]
The sun was actually out for a bit this morning and February – for possibly the first time ever – seems to be flying by!
Work table, stacked with prepped journals, albums, and paper…they’ll turn in to butterflies later today and tomorrow
Spring will be here before we know it and I’ve been working hard to add [...]
A quick note: My mom reminded me yesterday to make sure my blog incorporates work *and* life. To paraphrase: “Finding that blend of meaningful work and life is what we’re all after and that’s what people love hearing about.”
Lately, a lot of people have asked me how I’m managing to get *anything* done with [...]
I’ve followed Felt & Wire on Twitter for some time now and was excited to see them launch a curated online paper goods shop a little while back. They’ve chosen a selection of really fantastic handmade paper work and I’ve had my sights on joining their ranks for a while.
Well, the time has come! [...]
There are several new accordion albums in the shop (finally!), including a few new cover choices – and my personal favorite: goldfish-patterned chiyogami.
A little early Valentine’s Day poem: Jeffrey McDaniel’s “The Quiet World”.
(To see what in the world I’m talking about, here’s Part 1)
My dad is here this week and we’re (he’s) getting our apartment seriously organized and outfitted with much-needed shelving he’s built for us (although anyone can see he’s really made the trip to visit my 2 feet, 2 inches tall assistant!).
This year, [...]
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