20+ Years of French Paper Promotions

I’ve never been shy about proclaiming how much I love love love the French Paper Company. In addition to making fabulous papers that I’ve been using for years, they’ve also been an inspiration for branding. They set a high bar – their design is infused with a style and humor that I really appreciate.
This video [...]

Peggy Skycraft is so cool

I mean seriously cool.
Peggy Skycraft has been making the most gorgeous marbled and painted papers since 1970. She is considered a master marbler and if you look at her work, you can see why. I became acquainted with Peggy’s work when I worked at Paper Source in the mid-90’s. From the moment I saw her [...]

More information on Paper and Book Intensive 2010

I was just going down the internet rabbit hole and I ended up on the Paper and Book Intensive website. It’s been a while since I last visited and I was happy to find that they’ve announced their instructors for 2010:

Frank Brannon – books
Carolee Campbell – books
Melissa Jay Craig – books
Tatiana [...]

Paper and Book Intensive 2010

If you’re gaga for bookbinding and paper-related fun, then the Paper and Book Intensive (PBI) is the gig for you. PBI has been in existence for twenty-four years – the founding co-directors include Timothy Barrett, Gary Frost, and Hedi Kyle.
This annual event brings in the big dogs. Here’s a sampler of some of their instructors [...]

Super happy trip to Langdell Paper

I’m bad. I know I have a schedule of committed blog posts, but I thought I would squeak another one in here.
Last Wednesday afternoon was just one of those times when you feel all warm and fuzzy about where you live and what you do. I’m not sure if it’s a Vermont thing or an [...]

The envelope please…

Well I feel silly because I can’t figure out how to close the PollDaddy poll within WordPress. Poop.
I officially declare that the poll is closed. I mean it. Don’t even try to vote now, even though I can’t stop you.
You have spoken and I will obey.
Here’s the order of my posts starting next week:

Dremel bits [...]

For blog’s sake, what do I do next?

I have a backlog of blog posts that has accumulated over the past 2 months. Sometimes I get an idea for a post and start a draft, then something distracts me and I move on to a new topic.
I need help figuring out where to start and I’m interested in hearing about what grabs your [...]

Suminagashi on Paper & Silk with Diane Maurer

Sadly, Sunday was my last workshop at the Focus on Book Arts conference. I was pretty bummed when I left campus to catch my plane home. Just to give you a taste of my red eye experience: “I’m awake! I’m awake! I’m home!” THUD!
The Suminagashi workshop with Diane Maurer was the perfect workshop for my [...]

Trip to Kozo Arts

Another stop on my bookbinding-focused trip to San Francisco was Kozo Arts. I have been aware of Kozo Arts for a while now, but never thought I’d actually get to visit their shop. While creating my vacation itinerary, I planned to make a rather serious paper purchase while at the store.
Ah, the best laid plans…I [...]

Trip to Arch Art Supply

The very first stop on my bookbinding-focused trip to San Francisco was Arch Art Supply. The San Francisco Center for the Book (another stop on my trip – details in a future post) recommended Arch as a good source for papers. We arrived shortly after 9:00 a.m. and were the first ones in the store. [...]