Papierkunstenaar Rachel Hazell uit Edinburgh schrijft deze maand het gastblog om meer te vertellen over haar werkzaamheden als ‘The Travelling Bookbinder’. In aflevering drie vertelt ze over de workshop Love Letters from Paris, die na de aanslagen van afgelopen vrijdag een iets andere invulling krijgt.
This post was going to begin with Love Letters From Paris, but after the horrific events of Friday night, it is the other way round: We are here because art and beauty can counteract fear. So now the feeling is more about creating Love Letters TO Paris, in solidarity.
The folks around the table have transported themselves from the United States, Canada and Sweden. Have you read The Englishman Who Posted Himself And Other Curious Objects by John Tingey? It’s very funny… Unfortunately I think the regulations have changed a little since Reginald Bray was testing out the postal system in 1898.
I am all for posting paper love round the world, if you do too, here are instructions for one of the origami envelopes that the group learnt how to fold yesterday. You will need a square of paper with different colours or patterns on each side. Of course I have picked some sheets from the Flow Book for Paper Lovers and cut them down to size.
Fold in quarters, straight edge to straight edge.
Fold bottom point up to top crease, then fold that point down to the bottom middle.
Fold top point right down to the bottom, then partially open up and make a crease to line up with the lower triangle.
Finally fold the top point down to the middle, creating your heart!
Open out again, quickly scribble down your present passions, fold up, seal, and pop in the post.
***Please share your creations by tagging @flow_magazine and @paperhazell on Instagram!***
This weekend, Iona Man, the recipient of all my Love Letters, is coming to Paris for a special event: We shall celebrate our togethering with books, billets doux, and bubbles…
