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Modern Day Watermarking, $50

2005. Edition limited to 100 hand-numbered copies. [6]pp. Pamphlet made from cotton paper made on a Tim Moore laid mould with watermarks hand-cut using Sure Stamp, letterpress printed by Diane Jacobs of Scantron Press. Unfolds to display four large watermarks. Held in a transparent paper slip, printed in black. This is the first in a series of instructional pamphlets on modern-day watermarking.

Together by Circumstance, $75

A collaboration with Andrea Peterson, 2010. Edition limited to 25 numbered copies. Single sheet of handmade paper with relief print, measuring 10-3/4" x 14-1/2". Folded three times and housed in a dark blue paper slipcase/envelope. Signed by both artists. Helen Hiebert made the paper from 100% hemp half-stuff supplied by Twinrocker Handmade Paper; Andrea Peterson created the relief print which interacts with the string, reflecting ideas of a journey and relationships that come together by circumstance.

Papermaking with Garden Plants & Common Weeds: $14.95

Hiebert’s basic papermaking techniques, laid out in illustrated step-by-step instructions, make it easy to blend and shape a variety of organic papers from such common plants as hosta, milkweed, and thistledown, as well as the more unusual pineapple, yucca, and seaweed. She describes how to collect, harvest, and process the plant fibers and then create sheets using both Western and Japanese techniques.

The Papermaker’s Companion: $18.95

With clear, easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations, expert Helen Hiebert covers every imaginable aspect of creating one-of-a-kind papers and using those papers in fun, creative, and beautiful ways. With techniques ranging from beginning to advanced, this essential handbook is sure to be one that paper crafters return to again and again.

Paper Illuminated: $19.95

A candle, a light bulb, or natural daylight illuminating a translucent sheet of paper can create surprises by casting a shadow through holes onto another surface, illuminating a subtle pattern in the paper, or showing off a batiked design. As the popularity of handmade paper grows, this unique book takes the paper crafter beyond stationery, cards, and journals to innovative designs for using colored and textured paper to make striking three-dimensional home furnishings: luminaria, lanterns, room divider screens, sconces, lampshades, nightlights, window shades, and more.

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Water Paper Time: $30

Water Paper Time is an intimate examination of the organic, non-static, sculptural, and time-based qualities of Helen Hiebert’s process in papermaking. Working with paper pulp, she initiates a deliberate action—embedding a string between two wet sheets, cutting a hole in or nailing a wet sheet to the wall—to interrupt the papermaking process and irrevocably alter the sheet of paper. Filmmaker Gretchen Hogue documents the metamorphosis of each sheet from a flat sheet into a sculptural, three-dimensional object through time-lapse photography on film. An original soundtrack by Kell Black accompanies the works as they briefly come alive (the paper rips, puckers, shrinks) and ultimately freeze in place. The artist also talks about her motives, influences and processes.

There is a Thread Broadside: $175

2010. Edition of 50. 18” x 12”, abaca paper, hemp thread, letterpress printing by Sandy Tilcock.

The Text Featured on this Broadside: There is a Thread by William Stafford

There's a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn't change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can't get lost. Tragedies happen; people get hurt or die; and you suffer and get old. Nothing you do can stop time's unfolding. You don't ever let go of the thread.

Sound Blocks: $175

2010. Open Edition. Five building blocks housed in a cherry box with glass lid. Handmade paper. Box size: 2 x 8.5 x 2 inches. The graphic design for this project was done by Shu-Ju Wang; Joe Freedman at LeafPDX provided the laser cutting; and the colophon was printed by Diane Jacobs of Scantron Press. View more images of Sound Blocks.

For purchasing information about my artists’ books, please contact me or Laura Russell at 23 Sandy Gallery.

Alpha, Beta, ..., $750

2010. Limited edition of 25. A book in the form of a unique lantern structure with a flexible hinge that allows it to be set up in a variety of ways. Each panel of the shadow lantern features an alphabet letter cutout that casts a shadow onto a second layer of handmade paper. The letters are in the Arts and Crafts style font designed by Dard Hunter, who is often referred to as the father of hand papermaking in 20th century America. Page size: 4.5 x 6.25 inches; Opens out to 117 inches long; Box size: 6.75 x 5.25 x 4.5 inches. View more images of Alpha, Beta, ...

String Theory, $1,800

2010. Limited edition of 10. Six string drawings presented in a clamshell box with poem and colophon. Box constructed by Sandy Tilcock of lone goose press. Commissioned poem by Carl Adamshick. Each string drawing measures 18x12 inches. Box size: 22.5 x 16 inches.

An additional five of each drawing in the String Theory Boxed Suite is also signed and numbered by the artist. $275 each. 12 x 18 inches.

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