there is NOT a thing called
rice paper.

that term makes a papermaker see red.

not a happy red.

recently aimee mentioned this to me.

i try not to fuss, but then i saw it on a painter's blog

and begged to clarify.

a drawer of my papers
this week's new york times magazine profiles

one of my heroes

and also this week

i found this video about another of my heroes

hedi kyle.
hedi's innovations in book structures are amazing
she is a fine and generous teacher.

milkweed bast
once upon a time my ex,
who worked in the paper industry,

brought home an inquiry

from tim at iowa.

it included some small samples and

a request for donations of surplus lab equipment.

i don't know if the mill made a donation

but i kept the letter, the samples

a treasure for me

one isolated adirondack papermaker.

out back