i'm feeling all right!

and particularly grateful

that this came today.

the summer HANDPAPERMAKING

with a review that i wrote

about hiroko's amazing book Kigami and Kami-ito.

i was really happy

and honestly

a little scared, too,

when HP editor mina takahashi asked me to write this.

but i am so happy it's in print.

and proud to honor hiroko
who gave me a weekend of her precious time
teaching me paper spinning.

~~~

in today's mail came a wonderful,

colorful box

of overbeaten abaca scraps from
helen heibert

who offered two boxes

to two artists who had creative solutions

for what could be done with them.

i'm tickled to try
with these so much fun colors.
(i've always loved working from the scrap bin)
and this will be especially fun with such spiffy scraps!

~~~

the last day for students was monday,

and already my wonderful t.a. lori

and i have been planning for next year.

in between, though,

we will have a nice summer break.

first thing,

though,

is to finish my edition

NOVEMBER, A MAP

which i hope to write about here,

soon.