The Art of Contemporary Woven Paper Basketry
This giveaway [ENDED] is the third in a series of new paper craft book releases sponsored by Schiffer Publishing this fall. How wonderful that there is a company committed to elevating paper art and paper crafts by presenting such beautiful how-to books for those of us who are fascinated by paper and all that can be done with it.
Artist Dorothy McGuinness, author of The Art of Contemporary Woven Paper Basketry: Explorations in Diagonal Twill, creates truly remarkable baskets and sculptural objects with watercolor paper that she paints with acrylics and then cuts into 1/8 inch strips with the aid of a pasta machine. (I'm sure quite a few quillers will relate to this practice!)
Studying its pages is perhaps the next best thing to taking an in-person workshop, which is where Dorothy was first introduced to the concept of weaving baskets with paper strips about twenty years ago. She found paper to be a far more appealing medium than traditional materials such as cedar bark, oak splints, and bamboo that she had previously used because it is so accessible.
I feel incredibly lucky to have seen two of Dorothy's woven paper baskets in person when our work was included in Pulp Culture: Paper is the Medium, an exhibit at New Jersey's Morris Museum in 2014. If you are on Facebook, you can see her exhibited pieces here. A couple of months prior to the exhibit, I featured her in this post.
And now a U.S. and Canada giveaway!
To enter to win a copy of The Art of Contemporary Woven Paper Basketry, post a comment below through Saturday, December 11. [GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED]
Because I am unable to see the email address you type in at first on the comment form, please include your email address within your actual comment so you can be notified if you win. If spam is a concern, type it this way: janedoe at gmail dot com
Two chances to win! An identical giveaway is underway on Instagram. [ENDED] You may enter both places to double your chances, but may only win once.
Winners will be chosen via a random number generator - one from blog entries and one from Instagram entries - notified, and announced at the bottom of this post and on the Instagram post on Sunday, December 12, 2021.
The Art of Contemporary Woven Paper Basketry can be purchased from Schiffer Publishing, Amazon, or your favorite bookseller.
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What beautiful work! jholdern at gmail dot com
ReplyDeletelooks like an amazing craft to try
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Beautiful, would love to see more and learn this craft.
ReplyDeleteAmazing work! Ayeda dot Ayed at Gmail.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the opportunity to win this BEAUTIFUL book!!! There are so many "vessels" I'd like to make...where to start, where to start... (I've woven baskets with reeds, and this is exciting!) Thanks again mmsrygley at gmail dot com.
ReplyDeleteThis book would be amazing to win! I have been an avid follower of All Things Paper for many years. Thanks for the wonderful and varied posts on paper crafts.
ReplyDeleteI have been making baskets from paper for years, but am eager to expand my horizons and learn how to create baskets with unusual shapes. So grateful that this book is soon to be published!
ReplyDeleteI would simply adore owning this book. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity!
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How impressive! I would love to try my hand at doing this..... What a terrific give-away!
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This looks amazing! I'm happy to add my email address in hopes of a chance to win a copy of this beautiful book. Msbeadgeek@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for this chance! This has been on my wish list since I first saw it. w_today at yahoo dot com
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This book looks amazing and I'd love to try to make a basket. I'm at elke.ikeda at earthlink dot net
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful giveaway, Ann, and the book looks amazing!! Would definitely like to try this weaving method using paper:) My email is sangitapillai at hotmail dot com.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! I would love having this book in my library. Allison underscore Roberge at hotmail dot com
ReplyDeletenow I have a use for my pasta machine. lisablue_42 at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing! CathysCuriosities at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe that these gorgeous vessels are made from paper! Until I read your Insta post, I had no idea that quillers used a pasta machine. Crazy! I feel like a whole new world has opened up. Thanks for the opportunity to win this inspiring book, and thanks for always sending inspiration to my inbox.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays!
Michelle
Well! I may have found a use for the amounts of paper I end up throwing away from projects. These are super cool!
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