the glorious chaos that is

a community papermaking project.

the energy was very, very good

todd making milkweed paper

esthela and todd looking carefully

hannah

and chief cook and organizer

sarah barber

the genius behind the planted poems project

(a collaborative arts project with the community and the university)

hannah brought in some more pulp

leftover from drew matott's visit

and we added badger pulp to our vats

abaca soaking,

and a nepalese mould holding 3/4 inch

of badger pulp

leftover from the week of public papermaking on campus

and at TAUNY.

we had rain for the first time in ages

so we pressed sheets

and took them home to dry.

next to the porch the ground is a little roughed up

that was my fiber garden

long ago

the community got into it

and here's my little arnold grummer press

doing duty

(it's a lot easier

to cart around than my iron book press)

my dear friend

carol

sent me this

so sweet-i walk by my work table and see this

reminder

we had parent orientation thursday night

and the sky was dancing with the promise of rain

before, though,

we had a foggy but clear morning

sparkling from the heavy dew

and this is the wetland i travel through

on my way to school

the air was charged with life

and light

and so was i.

sunday, a little r & r