Looking Back at 2017
Season's Greetings from Hiromi Paper! This year has been filled with many thrilling changes. At this time last year we...
Read moreJune 2017: Washi Tour Recap Part II
Approximately every two years, HPI staff lead a group of 10-15 paper enthusiasts from every field of art and conservation...
Read moreMay 2017: Washi Tour Recap Part I
Yuki's Travels: HPI's 2017 Washi Tour Part I Every couple of years, Hiromi Paper invites World of Washi readers to...
Read moreJuly 2016: Gathering of Young Generation Papermakers @ Sugihara-gami
Yuki's Travels: Gathering of Young Generation Papermakers @ Sugihara-gami On the last weekend of June, our Fukui associates and I...
Read moreArtist Feature: Sal Taylor Kidd
Artist Feature: Sal Taylor Kydd on Mohachi Paper Salted Paper Printing on Mohachi ORIGINS - Sal Taylor Kydd Originally from the UK,...
Read moreMarch 2016: Mohachi Paper
From Japan: Keiji Oki of Mohachi Paper in Fukui Prefecture Translated by Yuki Katayama Keiji and wife in their studio....
Read moreFebruary 2016: Hiroko Karuno
Artist Feature: Hiroko KarunoBook: Kigami and Kami-ito Hiroko Karuno is a professional spinner, weaver and dyer who has exhibited and taught multiple...
Read moreRembrandt and Gampi II
Rembrandt and Gampi by Bruce Meade Woman sitting half-dressed beside a Stove, 1658. Etching and drypoint, 22x8 x 18.7 cm,...
Read moreArtist Feature: Gangolf Ulbricht
A History of the Berlin Tissue By Papermaker Gangolf Ulbricht In 2008, Hiromi Paper became the exclusive USA distributor for...
Read moreMay 2015: In Two Countries
In Two Countries Written By: Satoshi Hasegawa (Mino Gami Papers) Translated By HPI Staff Yuki Katayama Early April, I...
Read moreOctober 2014: Yukyu-shi
Roots of Washi: Yukyu-shi By HPI Staff Yuki Katayama As many of us know already, the majority of Japanese...
Read moreAugust 2014 Artist Feature: J.J. L'Heureux
Bergy Bit Paintings on Nepalese PaperArtist's Statement by J. J. L'Heureux www.jjlheureux.com "I am an abstract painter. I often use landscape...
Read moreWinter 2008: Tororo-aoi
Winter 2008, Volume 14, No. 1 TORORO-AOI (Nebishi)By Satoshi Hasegawa Tororo-aoi (nebishi) Tororo-Aoi (or nebishi) is not particular to just...
Read moreFall 2008: Shikoku Gampi
Fall 2008, Volume 14, No. 4 The Gampi Paper of Shikoku WagamiBy Tsuyoshi Ageta Gampi, a raw material used in...
Read moreFall 2008: Rainy Season by Satoshi Hasegawa
Rainy SeasonBy Satoshi Hasegawa In Japan, June is the month in which most areas of Japan experience the rainy...
Read moreSummer 2006: Fish Printing by Marcelo Balzaretti
Interview with Fish Printing artist Marcelo Balzaretti By Jennifer Anderson One of the most interesting things about working at...
Read moreSummer 2006: Gyotaku: Process of Fish Printing
Gyotaku: Crossing cultures and boundariesThe work of Marcelo Balzaretti and the prints of Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto by Jennifer Anderson The...
Read moreFall 2005: Printing on Hosho Papers
A Comparative Look at Printing on Hosho PapersBy: Jennifer Anderson Hosho student is one of the most widely...
Read moreSummer 2005: Waves to Washi to Wings
Waves to Washi to Wings: Traditional Japanese Paper in Contemporary KitesBy Scott Skinner (Drachen Foundation) Water dances on a suketa...
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hogo
Spring 2005: About Hogo Paper
About Hogo Paper by Naoharu Usami (Asian Art conservator in Kyoto, Japan) The original meaning of the word Hogo is...
Read moreSpring 2003: Model Airplanes & Japanese Papers
Spring 2003, Volume 9, No. 2 MODEL AIRCRAFT AND JAPANESE TISSUE PAPER By John Morril Why Japanese Tissue? To be...
Read moreSummer 2003: Rembrandt and Gampi
Summer 2003 , Volume 9, No. 3 REMBRANDT AND GAMPI by Bruce Meade The old man labors up the cobblestone...
Read moreWinter 2002: A Passion for Paper
Winter 2002, Volume 9, No. 1A Passion for PaperBy Bruce Meade Artist and Printers on Their Favorite Washi "The relationship...
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