“You want to dance with the Angels?”

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“You want to dance with the Angels?”

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

“Under my wings, you’ll learn to fly.” One of my favourite songs is Lisa Loeb’s “Dance With The Angels”. I can’t say that the song inspired these paper sculptures but it is the perfect anthem for them. Using (yet again, my favourite, Kozuke paper) I constructed these winged forms after a series of drawings that I completed a few years ago. I’m not a patient artist so this project required my exact attention.

Kozuke is crisp and forgiving. A sharp blade cuts through it effortlessly and it accepts rice paste readily. “I float in skies, in your eyes, in your eyes”.

Nick

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Folding For Fun!

Saturday, February 16th, 2013

A great book that we carry is Folding Techniques for Designers by Paul Jackson. We completed a few of the projects and created our latest windows with them.

Nick

Tags: folding, techniques, window display
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Holiday Greetings

Saturday, November 24th, 2012

It’s always great to receive a warm message from someone you love. Especially during the holidays. This year we have a truly lovely selection of boxed Christmas cards. Here are four designs that I thought were were quite special. Although, it was hard to choose just four.

Old School Stationers. Manufactured in Portland Oregon.

“Mistletoe” from Rifle Paper Co.

Letterpress with soy-based inks from A Papier.

Hand letterpress from Egg Press.

Some of the selection.

Nick

Tags: Greeting cards, holiday, letterpress
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Paper Source Garland Kits

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

With the holidays fast approaching, the staff here at The Paper Place (along with our crafty customers) are frantically scooping up supplies to make handmade cards, gifts and decorations. Thankfully, the folks at Paper Source have made that last one a breeze with their fully-equipped, easy to assemble Garland Kits. Because my hands are always freezing, naturally I was drawn to the Mitten Garland, which comes with pre-cut, festively coloured paper mittens, stickers, and baker’s twine to string them all up. Here’s the one I made to hang up in the shop:

I like to think of this garland as an ode to all the mittens I’ve lost over the years!

Kalpna

Tags: Decorations, Garlands, holidays, mittens, Paper
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6 x 8 Exhibit

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

The opening event for our 6 x 8 call for submissions turned out to be a lovely success. Thank you to all of the participants and to those who have come to see the exhibit. The show runs until October 30th, so come and take a look at some truly inspiring work. Included in the showcase of Toronto talent are works by our Best In Show winner Christina Sandi Tjandra and Runner Up Sean McLauchlan.