Blissful Hols, Y’all – Helen Hiebert Studio


The Sunday Paper #537

December 22, 2024

Blissful Solstice and a heat and merry vacation season to all!

We made these Picture Cubes final Tuesday at a mini zoom workshop I held to kick of registration for The Paper Yr, my on-line membership neighborhood. The probabilities are infinite, and the number of photograph cubes that individuals created have been superb!

Watch the replay and discover ways to make your personal Picture Dice. Pictured under: snapshots from the zoom session by Holly Heaslip, Mindy Trost and Elaine Chu.

The Paper Yr is now open for brand spanking new members now by means of January sixth. Click on by means of to learn all about it and be part of us.

 

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After yesterday’s solstice, we’re heading again into the sunshine! I lately found the attractive gentle work of Kawabi in Brooklyn. Possibly you noticed this text within the NYTimes too?

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What a pleasant story about how Kazzrie Jaxen folds paper (together with recycled paper baggage and music sheets) into vacation decor and items.

On a mantel, a pint-size Christmas tree spray-painted from white to bubble-gum pink overlooks a rainbow origami forest created by Kazzrie Jaxen. Picture by File Picture /Contributed

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This simply occurred: I used to be looking for one thing to fill this final spot on the weblog. This text about sustainable practices caught my eye, and I began fascinated with how sustainability is de facto as much as us, as people and communities, no matter what the federal government says (I wish to suppose backside up relatively than prime down). After which I found that the article is about Rachel Singel, somebody I’ve talked to a number of occasions and labored with on-line. Serendipitous moments like this simply make my day!  Click on by means of to learn this text concerning the sustainability practices of artists Karen Boone and Rachel Singel.

“Abide by the reply” reveals the connection between nature and artwork and the way they work together extra sustainably with artists making their very own paper and pigments from pure assets.

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That is such an ideal headline and an equally fantastic story: Fold paper. Insert lens. This $2 microscope modifications how children see the world.

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Paper Tidbits

  • Weave By means of Winter opens for registration on 1/1/25. If you happen to’ll be becoming a member of us, it’s enjoyable to scale back/reuse/recycle, and now’s the time to begin your paper stash! Don’t toss all of the used vacation wrapping paper, playing cards, bulletins, catalogs, and many others.

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