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Welcome to domestic papers! I've always been an artist. I've always loved paper. I've always loved old things. At last, these great loves come together! I grew up in a family that collected things and made things. We were always working with our hands, fixing old things and creating new ones- sometimes from the old ones! (my 'back story' continues on my About Me page) Domestic Papers ~ The Local Scene The Papershell Garden Gallery ~ Richmond, TX My handmade books are available at this fun and lively garden "hot spot" just off Hwy 59 South, south of Sugar Land. The owners have created a beautiful balance of handcrafted items by talented area artisans and vibrant native and unusual plants. To see Papershell's upcoming calendar of events, an easy map, and some lovely plants, check out Papershell: A Garden Gallery Visit me at The Papershell Art Fair ~ Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 Stay tuned for more details! Great art, food, music, plants & more! Coming in June! The Summer Book Arts Studio Museum of Printing History ~ Houston, TX Students spend three days in this beautiful Houston museum making paper, designing paste papers, and printing a stone lithograph. On the fourth day, they get me! We spend the day making books from the papers and art the students created earlier in the week. Please visit Museum of Printing History Domestic papers ~ Worldwide! See what's new in my shop @ etsy.com ~ Re-used Book Cover Journals ~ First Day Cover Envelope Books ~ ~ Techno-Geek Notepads with Computer Parts ~ Vintage Postcard Guest Books ~ ~ Language Lovers Journals ~ Nostalgic Diaries ~ visit: Domestic Papers Etsy Shop Domestic Papers ~ on the Home Front Latest Book Adventures: How lucky is it to have a birthday on 12-12-12? Just ask my client who threw a bash for her 60th... Several hundred guests showed up to dance, drink, eat, and sign their well-wishes into a keepsake book I designed just for the occasion! 2013 is no longer a Mystery when you carry one of my Datebooks made from a classic Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew adventure! Explore my Etsy.com shop to get clued in... Beautiful Bridal Books! It's been a lo-ong time since I was a bride but that didn't stop me from remembering how it felt to want everything 'just so' for that special day. Two young, clever women found me through my etsy.com shop and chose me to make the wedding books they'll treasure. Bride A ~ Based on a concept promoted by Martha Stewart, my arch-enemy (just kidding!) and that I greatly improved upon, I created a set of 18 coordinating slip-covered books, one for each table at the reception dinner. Each slim, pass-around volume poses a question and provides plenty of space for guests to record their advice, serious and not-so-serious, for the newlyweds. The individual books were designed to be conversation starters at the wedding dinner and later to be displayed in the sturdy, handmade slipcase I built to fit the set of 18 books. Bride B ~ Here's a gorgeous keepsake guest book/album as original as the couple who commissioned it! The bride's description of the planned nuptials and a photo of their invite was all the inspiration I needed. I'd never stitched a Secret Belgian Binding this large before but it worked perfectly. The bride loved the 3 special papers I chose, and working with her was a dream, so the whole project surely was a match made in heaven or, in this case, on etsy! Go to my Projects & Workshops Page to see these other cool projects: Houston Indie Book Festival ~ Recycled Book Workshop Tibetan Prayer Flags Workshop ~ The Papershell Garden Gallery Domestic papers Abroad ~ Travel in 2013 ? Well, um... I haven't exactly left Texas yet this year but there's still time so we'll see... |
