paper, paper, fabulous paper

A class made in heaven! Aimee Lee's "Exploration in Eastern Papermaking" workshop, sponsored by CBBAG (pronounced CABBAGE)(Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artist's Guild) and held at the Paperhouse Studio, Toronto. I made new friends, learned new skills, worked hard, had a blast, fell in love with Hanji and found something else to spend my money on. Perfect!! I'm not going to say much more, but instead will let the photos do the talking. A selection of items I either made or manipulated/worked on in the class (except for my bead embroidered leaf that I was using as a weight on my red/orange Joomchi piece).

A few shots of Aimee, students and the process:

Whoo, hoo......some of Aimee's class samples:

The little blue/green/white paper bowl shown in the first and last photos, in this section, is one of mine, given to Aimee as a thank you. I'm honoured that she included them with her samples, despite the fact that the glue used (wallpaper paste) was a commercial product. Gulp! You'll be seeing more paper from me in the future. Perhaps not handmade, but definitely hand manipulated. I'm having serious dreams about the whole Joomchi (paper felting and manipulation) process. I believe that another obsession has been born!!! Do you suppose someone could hold a shower for me?? All donations accepted. LOL!