Save the date for the World Washi Summit! June 7-15 in Toronto. I will be giving a lecture—details can be found at: http://worldwashisummit.com/

My article on handmade paper in public art will be appearing in the Summer ’08 issue of Hand Papermaking magazine. http://www.handpapermaking.org/UpcomingMag.html

3/14–4/26/08 Two of my Nettles and Burrs artists’ books will be on display at the Susan Hensel Gallery in Minneapolis in Reader’s Art 8. This year’s incarnation of this annual show focuses on handmade paper. http://www.susanhenselgallery.com/

9/1–9/30/07 Three of my sculptural paper works are on display in Regional Sampler, a juried exhibition showcasing the work of eight recent MFA graduates from around the country working in fibers or textiles. The show is at the University City Library in Missouri, and was organized and juried by SIUE (Edwardsville, Illinois) as part of Innovations in Textiles 7, a biannual event in and around St. Louis http://www.ucpl.lib.mo.us/gallery/2007sep/index.html

8/16–8/21 Two of my books are on display in Facing Pages, an invitational book arts show at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The exhibition showcases the work of established book artists and their students or apprentices. My work is shown alongside work by my mentors Harry and Sandra Reese at Turkey Press.

7/07 My article on naturally dyed Japanese papers has come out in Hand Papermaking magazine. See their website for details or to order a copy:

http://www.handpapermaking.org/LatestIssue.html

I contributed a piece (in collaboration with Shibata Reiho) to the eighth Hand Papermaking limited edition portfolio, focusing on Calligraphy and Handmade paper, which will be out in October. More information, including how to pre-order, is available at: http://www.handpapermaking.org/pf8.htm

4-21–5/18/07: My piece 100 Days is on display in The Green Show (an exhibition focusing on environmental art) at The Showroom Gallery in Spartanburg SC. See pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/hub-bub/page59/

4/25–5/13/07: MFA thesis show at the UCSB University Art Museum.

4/07/07 My piece Oceanic Diaspora, on display at the Carpenteria Art Center, won first prize. 855 Linden Avenue, Carpenteria, CA.