...what next!?

-Papermakers: Hiroaki Imai, Shinji Hayashi, and Hiroshi Tamura

What a week it was! While all visitors have left for their corners of the world (Japan, Belgium, England, South Africa, Sweden, Mexico, California, Georgia, Chicago, Virginia, New Jersey and parts unknown) we digest the week.

Do you have a comment about the World Washi Summit or an event you attended or an artwork that inspired you? Have a snapshot to share? Suggestion for follow-up? Let's gather our impressions of "washi seen" to send to the papermakers back in japan!

The Grand Review

Washi World Summit wrap up panel. left to right: visiting paper makers from Japan,#1 Hiroshi Tamura from Ino- machi in Kochi Perfecture, #2 Hiroaki Imai from the Niigata Prefecture, # 3 Shinji Hayashi from Kurotani, Nancy Oakes from the Toronto School of Art exhibition who's first work on washi impressed the paper makers and organizers, Mary Sue Rankin; director of Edward Day Gallery in Toronto, (partially hidden) Takao Moriki; the paper exporter who brings the paper to Nancy Jacobi, Artist Deb Olden from Savannah Georgia, and standing with microphone is Nancy Jacobi.

- fQarountown over at http://fibrequarterly.blogspot.com/

Open Studio Washi Tea

-Susan Fothergill

-Cybele Young

-The Papermakers with Irina Schestakowich

-gifts and packaging by Irina

...and Lisa Levitt

-Lisa Levitt installation

-pics by Penelope Stewart

Papermaking In Port Hope

-PaperMaker: Hiroaki Imai







-Papermaker: Hiroshi Tamura


-Papermaker: Shinji Hayashi




-pics by Penelope Stewart

Here is a link to the news coverage in the Peterborough Examiner re: the washi event in Port Hope.
-Aurelie Collings

http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1072239

Links!

Just wanted to pass along a few Summit-related links!

For those interested who didn't catch it in the print version, there was a wonderful article on the Summit in last week's Toronto Star.

There's also a fabulous review (with pictures!) of Monday's papermaking demonstration by our guest Japanese papermakers over at obsessionoftheweek.

Enjoy!

The House that Washi Built: Penelope Stewart

Machine House, 23.5" x 28" ink and brush on mitsumata tissue, 2008

Buffalo Botanical, 23.5" x 28" ink and brush on mitsumata tissue, 2008

-part of the Washi Challenge at Edward Day Gallery

Fashionable Washi

some pics from the Washiwear Fashion Show at the Gladstone

-thanks to Heather Sauer!

-can anyone help me credit the designers? (see comments below)

Artist: Loree Ovens

Portal, copper etching on Washi - at the Rebecca Gallery

Hello! I'm really hyped about the first ever World Washi Summit! There are so many interesting lectures/workshops-demos and artwork to see it will be hard to decide what to do first.

I feel like a kid in a candy store! I'm also one of the participating artists and my work will be on display at the Rebecca Gallery and at Proof Studio Gallery.

A BIG thanks to Nancy Jacobi, the Japanese Paper Place and the Japan Foundation for organizing this amazing event!

-Loree Ovens

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On the Radar: Washi Over Time

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Shoji no harikae

Watch the Washi Making Technique Live!

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