
Here they are dried! I used a bit more pigment than usual to see if that helped the color from dulling as it dried. I drew off with pencil how I wanted to apply the pulp. I found a race car and airplane to add to my set. I used three transportation pieces for a gift and felt they turned out so well, I could make my own for my thesis work. My younger brothers had SO MANY toy cars, trucks, helicopters, etc., and I imagine other boys did, too. I felt I needed something that guys could relate to. I have many ideas for art pieces that are gender neutral, and some that will apply more specifically to girls’ childhood.

Title: Paradise of Paper Art 2: The World of Dance PaperĪt the moment, it’s available on the Australian book website Booktopia and other Chinese vendors, including DesignerBooks. It is a beautifully designed book, and I am proud to be included with many of my paper art heroes throughout the world. My chosen paper art from undergraduate and graduate school was featured in four full spreads with detailed descriptions of my idea and creation process. On JI received an email that my work was officially included and was sent a copy of the published book a couple months later. After much emailing back and forth, it became a reality.

It was a challenge to do anything more than what was required of me! I look forward to sharing with the world what my students were capable of accomplishing this past school year.ĭuring Fall 2014, I was contacted by a publisher in China called DesignerBooks about the possibility of being included in a paper arts book. I will be writing blog posts in the coming months to make up for the year that I failed to document due to teaching a packed college class schedule in the fall, and sickness in the spring.
