Paper Lovers

Dean and I head off to Berkeley, California next week to attend the Codex show. The third biennial CODEX International Book Fair and Symposium will take place February 6-9, 2011 on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. They are gathering together a congress of the world’s finest private presses, book artisans, artists, curators, collectors and scholars. For information go to: http://www.codexfoundation.org/

If any of you will be near Toronto, check out the Japanese Paper Place workshop schedule. Besides beautiful papers they have very interesting items that are beautiful in themselves - along with inks and carving tools.

Painterly Printmaking: Screen Monoprint Plus $185 + hst
with Linda Kristin Blix
Saturday & Sunday January 29 & 30, 10 am – 4 pm

Blix's

Sample from Blix's Mechanics of Life series of screen monoprints and relief prints

Screen monoprinting is an innovative and unique printmaking technique. Brilliant fabric dye is painted onto a silk screen in a spontaneous and fluid manner. Once dry, a squeegee is used to pull clear medium over the screen, printing the image onto the paper. The luminous and translucent quality of the dye meshes well with washi allowing the surface of the paper to have its own subtle presence in the final image. The very particular effect of this technique cannot be achieved through painting directly on paper.

This magical process satisfies both the painter and the printmaker. Those intimidated by the technical aspect of printmaking find the simplicity in screen monoprinting a delightful surprise yet the innumerable possibilities are challenging to the seasoned artist.

To add another dimension to the workshop, students will carve into a butter soft material to create a relief print. Combining the fluid, painterly monoprints with the strong lines of a relief print make for a unique juxtaposition of printmaking styles.

Students should bring a smock, a folder for your prints, a lunch, and a desire to play and be as free as a child again! All materials provided including the use of silk screens and block cutting tools. Lots of beautiful washi, of course!
www.lindakblix.com

We have a very large assortment of papers, both western and eastern. Check out the Graphic site for our offerings. If you haven't tried doing Chine Colle look at the book Magical Secrets - Chine Colle by Crown Point Press. We stock the book along with fabulous papers and the wheat and rice pastes for this process. Through February all paste, glue, Konnyaku & Kakishibu Persimmon Dye will be on sale - 15% off...Japanese papers 10%. Please mention PaperLover to get your discount.