printmaking
Artist of the Month, Nichol Markowitz
With expressive and thoughtful line, Nichol Markowitz‘s work engages the fragility of memories and our conceptions of the self. In her words: “As a species our history is preserved through the collective human consciousness; our bodies vessels for the past and the present, knowledge, memory, legends and thought.” The imagery is evocative and driven by…
Read MoreArtist of the Month: Mariana Ramos, Printmaker + Book Artist
Paper Connection was thrilled to visit Puerto Rican printmaker and book artist Mariana Ramos Ortiz at Brown University’s Walter Feldman Book Arts Studio. Mariana was a visiting scholar at Brown. Her politically engaged work is charged with bold and beautiful block prints. Collaboration Mariana collaborated with Brown literary arts lecturer, Erica Mena on a handmade book about…
Read MoreA Conversation with Lindsey Beal
Maybe you have dabbled in alternative printing for photography, maybe you miss the good ole’ days of film and a 35mm, or maybe you look back at historical photographs over a century ago, and wonder, ‘how did they do it?’ Regardless of which of the above categories you may fall into, you will be inspired and…
Read MoreMs. 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 the paper and prints she produces. Almost like a…
Read MoreNew Papers, New Year
A new year, and new papers! As we say good bye to 2016, we look ahead to a year full of making great art and using great paper! As we expand our line of fine art papers, we hope that this new selection will be among your new favorites for 2017. See what’s new: Bunkoshi: a sturdy,…
Read MoreWhy Use Masa Paper for Printmaking?
We’ve got a new arrival in our paper warehouse: Masa paper. Masa is a type of mulberry or kozo/mix pulp paper that is very smooth on one side. Because it has both internal and surface sizing and can easily be crumpled and re-flattened, this paper is ideal for printmaking. Don’t believe us? Just listen to…
Read MoreKnowing Yana
Paper Connection had the privilege of assisting in with the paper for a very special exhibit honoring the life and artwork of Yana Filkovsky-Saito. Her surviving husband Zen Saito, organized and curated this special showing of Yana’s photomontage images; she called “vertipology”, plus some color drawings. The exhibit was called Half-Life-Time-Capsules and was displayed at Gallery Sitka from…
Read MoreLokta 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 beautiful results. Thank you so Fernanda, for your wonderful work that is both…
Read MoreMore Printmaking plus Papermaking in Portland.
As my feet touch the ground in Japan, and I try to adjust my internal clock to Tokyo time, I still am coming off a papermaking and printmaking high that started in Portland. No, it’s not because of any legal herbs or ink fumes, but the genuine love of both arts (and the city of…
Read MoreUnchartered Territories: 20 Coastal Stations- Art in the Arctic Circle
After spending some quality time with artist Bess Frimodig, I learned about this important project: 20 Coastal Stations. Although seemingly remote from my path, this exciting idea is most certainly within my small and connected planet. The opportunity to embrace some unchartered territories appeared before me. My company, Paper Connection is happy to support the artists…
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