it was HOT.
HUMID.
but my amazing students persevered.
krista, emily, nancy and betsy
(and the amazing organizing nancy
has slipped away)
all beautiful, all so happy!
a first at long ridge:
drying paper on the sheep barn
interior walls
better sheets,
better and better
expertise beginning
some small moulds
arbor vitae
white cedar
HEAT
and then rain
trial run for the arnold grummer press
it rained on sunday
cats and dogs
and the weather finally broke
too late for papermaking,
but we did some grand work
anyway
everyone can now
go home
and complete the entire process
and make their very own paper.
HURRAH!!!
golly me! so many things to like!
ReplyDeleteand again I find myself aching to be doing just this right now...... (but instead must exercise patience and restraint) ahhhh me
ronnie, i've been lerarning patience and restraint all my life. er, must not have learned them yet.
ReplyDeleteVelma...what a good life you have. Paper making requires so much energy and concentration from gathering your barks to cleaning up when you are exhausted from all the fun. I keep the bark from the mulberry branches after feeding the leaves to the worms. It has been three years since I made any paper. Reading and seeing this blog makes me want to cancel this weekends plans and reduce the mountains of mulberry bark under my rafters. I just use the paper to paper my shoji and fusuma (Thick paper doors.) Having your skills and taste and creativity there is an inspiration to all.
ReplyDeleteLove all the beaming faces!
ReplyDeleteLove that flyin' rain!!
ReplyDeletenothin like pennies from heaven...for a good blessing.
ReplyDeletebeautiful setting! and beautiful message from bryan too.
ReplyDeletebryan, i suppose you could cancel and stay home making washi
ReplyDeletevalerie, beaming and so beautiful
nancy, it was wild
india, i think they was silver dollars
neki, yes and yes. smiles here.
Oh Velma
ReplyDeleteThese and the previous posts re: the papermaking class are fantastic. I love how the participants can go from raw fibre to book ...very inspirational.
You rock.
judy, a little blushing here. thanks. they, of course, rocked, too.
ReplyDeletegreat to see... hot and humid everywhere, you just keep going...
ReplyDeletejude, it's good that we were working with water...it did help
ReplyDeleteHURRAH! Indeed. It looks like a fine fine time, and I love your fiber selection. Congrats!
ReplyDeletevery luminous cats and dogs. :)
ReplyDeleteyou are amazing. They look so happy in spite of the humidity.
melissa, yep, and th epapers worked very well, there was hosta as well
ReplyDeletem, these women were indominable!
fantastic teacher, eager students and all that fibre - who needs patience and restraint. how about teaching a washi workshop at Bryan's ???
ReplyDeletejean, blushing; what if...
ReplyDeleteVelma - shall I plant the seed?? I'll sell my house to be there.
ReplyDeletehow fun it all looks, whether sweltering or listening to the rain!
ReplyDeletejean, yes, please!
ReplyDeletedee, you'd have to ask them, but i think so.
You did rock Velma! And the shot of the rain flying is pretty cool. This was a great class.
ReplyDeletenancy, i like that shot, too! i loved this group.
ReplyDeleteOooo I am so longing to do this. How wonderful to be able to attend one of your paper making workshops!
ReplyDeleterobyn, well, you're always welcome...or maybe i can get myself to your country someday!!!
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