The Trident Closure

As the first day of teaching Zhen Xian Bao in Depth approaches, I am in constant planning mode. I scrutinize very clever bit of paper engineering that I come across. My husband has recently taken to buying packs of Trident gum, which are packaged in a variety of ways. The pack he brought in last…

The SDBA Connection

One of the best parts of teaching, for me, is having the excuse to make beautiful paper designs to work with. I suspect that the people at San Diego Book Arts didn't know what they were getting into when they asked Susan Share and me to teach our in-depth class on the Zhen Xian Bao…

San Diego Book Arts Free Monthly Event

Tiles of a Zhen Xian Bao San Diego Book Arts does this wonderful thing: Every second Wednesday of the month they host a meeting for people interested in book arts. These are rich events that include a make-and-take, tips and tricks, and get-to-know a guest artist/instructor, with a time for Q & A. This coming…

Notes from Beyond

Getting loose with folds, using notebook paper Susan Share and I are entering week 9 of our 12 weeks of the Zhen Xian Bao and Beyond classes that we are teaching through the Center for Book Arts. It's pretty extraordinary to watch people develop over the weeks. Playing around with patterns, parts and attachments Susan…