Bulletins

#64 RESONANCE

Bulletin Theme: Resonance

Bulletin Editor: Sophie Chanyoung Kim
Bulletin Designer: Orit Mardkha-Tenzer

Quote from IAPMA President Fides Linien's pre-word:

“(...) Philosophically, RESONANCE refers to the deep, often subtle, connection  or interaction that occurs when something – an idea, a feeling, a form  echoes or reverberates within us or across different contexts … The deeper the RESONANCE, the more intense the inspiration can be. It is as if RESONANCE provides a shared frequency between artist’s inner world and the outer world, giving rise to something new, something that did never exist before…“

Handmade Paper Cover:
The cover of the bulletin was produced by IAPMA member Marie Sol Payró from Mexico. The paper consists of recycled cotton with straw fibers. With the application of a heat seal that burns the paper, leaving specific holes.

Handmade Paper Swatches:
Therese Weber (Switzerland): Tashi Gongphel Buthanese Paper
Marieke de Hoop (The Netherlands): Aspargus Paper
Valentin Bakardjiev (the Netherlands): Handmade Indigo Paper

#63 SILENT STRENGTH

Bulletin Theme: Silent Strength 

Bulletin Editor: Sophie Chanyoung Kim
Bulletin Designer: Orit Mardkha-Tenzer

Quote from IAPMA President Fides Linien's pre-word:

“(...) It is my great pleasure to share my thoughts with you on this year’s Bulletin theme SILENT STRENGTH. In doing so, I would like to focus on the strength and relevance of Paper Art and paper artists in the global art market. I will round this up with some reflections on the silent strength of swarm intelligence which highlights IAPMA’s relevance for paper artists, hand papermakers and indeed all our members (...)“

Handmade Paper Cover:
The cover of the bulletin was produced by IAPMA members Heike Berl and Papierwerk Glockenbach, run by Annamaria Leiste and Raphael Grotthus. The sheets were formed from linters and pine fibers, and a shredded lexicon. A gold embossed circle and the blue wing ink drawing gave the finishing touch. An article in the bulletin the process is described in details.

Handmade Paper Swatches:
Ilze Dilane and Erika Zutere (Latvia): In memory of Fred Siegenthaler
Eva Maria Juras (Germany): Paper in memory of Peter Jansen
Anke Meixner and Janet Sifft (Germany): Handmade Hemp Paper

Bulletins with a handmade paper cover are sold out.
Bulletins with a printed cover are available for 15.00 Euro (incl. shipping)

#62 CONFLUENCE

Bulletin Theme: Confluence

Bulletin Editors: Jacqueline Mallegni and Heather Matthew
Bulletin Designer: Jacqueline Mallegni

Cover Photo:
For the cover, IAPMA member Dominique Rousseau provided a photo of his work created in 2022 during the joint project "Confluence" with Phan Hài Bang in Hué, Vietnam.

Handmade Paper Swatches:
Brian Queen: Sample in innovative 3D Printing Technique for Chiaroscuro Watermark.

Handmade Paper Swatches:
Günes Evrim Yilmaz (Turkey): Handmade Paper by recycling mostly white A4 coy sheets. Silk screen printing was made with gold paint
Ilze Dilane and Erika Zutere (Latvia): Abaca as base fiber, black and white recycled paper and card board

Printed copies are sold out

#61 FREEDOM

Bulletin Theme: Freedom

Bulletin Editors: Jacqueline Mallegni and Heather Matthew
Bulletin Designer: Jacqueline Mallegni

Handmade Cover Paper:
The paper cover is made of linen and cotton fabric scraps gathered from local clothing designers, as Atelier Retailles works solely from repurposed rag that would have otherwise been trashed. The beautiful paper cover features a debossed line made with a laser-cut form pressed into wet sheets and watermarks referencing topographical lines of mountainous terrain.

Handmade Paper Swatches:
Bruce Bunting: Paper swatches composed of 50/50 blend of cotton and linen fabrics by Bruce Bunting
Erika Zutere: Eco printed industrial paper

#60 POWER

Bulletin Theme: Power

Bulletin Editor: Emily Duong
Bulletin Designer: Emily Duong

Handmade Cover Paper:
Handmade paper elements Linen cover paper from weavings from Swedish company Klässbols, fragments of 40-year-old Swedish banknotes, mica and a square of gold foil by Erling Gustafsson of Sweden; 

Handmade Paper Swatches:
Ilze Dilāne and Ērika Zutere (Latvia): Abaca with lawn grass paper
Gloria Florez (Australia): Eucalyptus tree and cabbage tree Papel Amate

Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPV-AAecRio

# 59 APPROACH

Bulletin Theme: Approach

Bulletin Editor: Emily Duong
Bulletin Designer: Emily Duong

Handmade Cover Paper:
Washi paper and Mikawa-morishitagami swatch by the Kogei Workshop Center at Toyota City Paper Art Museum Washi no Furusato in Japan;

Paper Swatches:
Erika Zutere and Ilze Dilane (Latvia): Banana tree paper
Gail Stiffe (Australia): Flax Paper

Preview: https://youtu.be/rKOu-tdpf1o

#58 FUTURE

Bulletin Theme: Future

Bulletin Editor: Emily Duong
Bulletin Designer: Emily Duong

Handmade Cover Paper:
The cover paper is stained recycled paper by Güneş Evrim Yilmaz from Turkey.

Handmade Paper Swatches:
Ilze Dilane (Latvia): Paper made with abaca and Latvian money
Trajna Collective of Slovenia: Notweed invasive plant paper

Preview: https://youtu.be/g7mpiBwzqpo

#57 Paper: Conscience and Consciousness

Bulletin Theme: Paper: Conscience & Consciousness

Bulletin Editor: Emily Duong
Bulletin Designer: Emily Duong

Handmade Cover Paper:
Lilia Puentes (Paraguay): Cover paper with kibiso, Chinese rose and marigold petals

Handmade Paper Swatches:
Ilze Dilane (Latvia): Paper made with abaca and cattails
Zó Paper (Vietnam): Do tree bark

#56 Community

Bulletin Theme: Community

Bulletin Editor: Alta L. Price

Handmade Paper Swatches:
PaperTHINKtank / Nicole Donnelly (USA): Abaca and expunged criminal records

IAPMA's 30th Anniversary Swatch Poster

Limited-edition 30th-Anniversary poster from the Deluxe Bulletin, featuring 12 handmade paper swatches made by IAPMA members and designed by Florio Design.

Poster Size: 9.75 x 31 inches (25 x 79 cm).

Handmade Paper Swatches:

• Barbara Adams, Australia: Artichoke thistle, mixed plant fibers, gold pigment 
• Laura Behar, Israel: Mitnan 
• Ilze Dilane • Cronquist Paper Studio, Latvia: Abaca, timian 
• Nicole Donnelly, USA: Flax, Thai kozo, Philly kozo 
• Luigi Mecella & Roberto Rapanotti • Museo della Carta, Fabriano, Italy: Pigmented cotton rag 
• Tatiana Ginsberg, USA: Abaca, indigo pigmented kozo inclusions 
• Aimee Lee & Radha Pandey • Morgan Conservatory, USA: Hanji 
• Heather Matthew and Becca Epstein, Australia: Banana fiber 
• Jorge Mendoza, USA: Cotton and abaca, naturally pigmented jute “quipus” 
• Andrea Peterson • Pearl Swirl, USA: Cotton rag, sizing, titanium dioxide and red pigment, mica 
• Megan Singleton, USA: Pigmented abaca, cotton, okra 
• Gibby Waitzkin, USA: Snow-retted banana, cochineal dye

#55 Pearl: IAPMA's 30th Anniversary

Bulletin Theme: Pearl: IAPMA's 30th Anniversary

Bulletin Editor: Alta L. Price

Handmade Paper Element:
Fold-out poster with 12 swatches of handmade paper, donated from aroung the world.

#54 IMPRESSION

Bulletin Theme: Impression

Bulletin Editor: Alta L. Price

Handmade Paper Element:
The Morgan Conservatory (USA): Endpapers of mixed plant fibers

#53 EGO

Bulletin Theme: Ego

Bulletin Editor: Alta L. Price

Handmade Paper Element:
Fabriano (Italy): Dust jacket of air-dried, relief-watermarked, cotton/linen rag paper

Published: 2014

#52 WATERMARKS

Bulletin Theme: Watermarks

Bulletin Editor: Gail Stiffe (Australia)

Handmade Paper Cover:
Cover paper of mixed plant fibers by Marianne Little and Barb Adams (both Australia).

Published: 2013

Sewn Up

Issue no. 51
Date published: 2012
Title/Theme: Sewn Up
Handmade paper element: Cover of stitched handmade paper by Claudia Lee, USA

Editor: Gail Stiffe, Australia