Weaving with Paper Strips
Paper weaving begins with a simple over-and-under pattern…
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Memory Lane Collage
egin with a little rummaging. Look through old photographs…
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A Few Hours of Color and Friendship
For my birthday, I was treated to a lovely surprise: a mixed-media class with Zainab Dhoon and a few special friends. Mixed media has always been one of my favorite ways to create. There is a freedom in bringing different materials together and simply seeing where they lead. That day, we worked with acrylic paint
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Listening at My Craft Table
Listening at My Craft Table Listening at My Craft Table There is something about listening to another person share their story while I’m busy making. Whether I am weaving, working with paper, or simply sitting quietly, these conversations feel like welcome company. I enjoy hearing from people who create, design, build businesses, change direction, and
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Made with Heart. Painted with Hope.
This was another one of those COVID-time projects when I had time to experiment and an idea that sounded perfectly reasonable until I actually tried it. I wanted to make a piece of handmade paper in the shape of the United States. Not cut a map out of a finished sheet, but actually pour the
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A Little Stone, Paint and a Lot of Coasters
During COVID, like everyone else, I suddenly had a lot more time at home. And apparently I decided I needed coasters. Not store-bought coasters, of course. That would have been much too easy. I started with simple 4 x 4 travertine tiles and began experimenting. I already had rubber stamps and ink pads, chalk paint,
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Two-Tone Recycled Paper. Just Because I Can.
Sometimes I make paper because I have a particular project in mind. And sometimes I make paper simply because I wonder, what would happen if I tried this? This was one of those times. I had two vats of recycled pulp, one white and one a deep blue, and I started wondering if I could
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Threads, Paper, and a Little Bit of Quiet
There is something about taking fibers that seem to have reached the end of their usefulness, breaking them down, mixing them with water and making something new from them. I have always loved the unpredictability of handmade paper. No two sheets are exactly alike. The uneven edges, the bits of fiber that refuse to disappear,
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