paper.
by and so it is...
i like it a great deal. if you must, now would be the appropriate time for a chuckle:) we are all different, i think that is why i like us so much... because not one person is exactly like another. we look different, smell different, and we like different things. and i like paper. i love different kinds. i like to tear the corners of all my sheets because that allows me to see how long or how short the fibers are... that makes a difference between a strong piece and a weak one:)
anyhow, this morning i was working in the library and my boss came over to show me her latest project. she used the library's printing press to make eighty copies of a beautiful flier for an upcoming event. she actually printed each sheet, one after the other:) she said she learned a life lesson and a most beautiful one at that. the lesson: that we need to slow down! working with a printing press is no easy task. you have to arrange each individual character in the order it belongs and position them in the correct manner so they are not upside down or backwards. she said patience was def. important during the process. you have to move slowly to make sure the work is done well and how true that is in life. some times we just want to get things done as soon as possible. we don't like time. i think sometimes, if we had a choice, we would get ride of time... but truly, i love time. i love enjoying every moment of every day and it is when i don't that life tends to get a bit eh. what a wonderful lesson to learn while playing with paper. the end result was just lovely. she used a beautiful purple ink and lovely paper and it was just terrific. when the printing press man is back, she is going to take me down for a little lesson on printing presses... yahoo!
i really enjoy paper. a few months back i was able to experiment with a really beautiful piece of japanese paper and boy oh boy was it a treat. there is just something so wonderful about paper, the history, the process of making it, the detail, how it can be used, and the list can go on. when i tell people i like paper, they usually respond with, "can't you like something else?" and usually i respond to that with, "i prefer paper, thank you." my boss smiled when i told her i loved paper and that went into a nice little conversation about world papers and paper collectors and stores and such. oh what a lovely conversation it was. i know there are so many things to enjoy, and i really do enjoy so many of them, and paper just happens to be one.
i wish this is something i would have done at an earlier time but from hear on out, i will be researching every place i go to, to see if they have a thing for paper making and if they do, i will be sure to purchase some:)
friends, when you visit places, if you think of me, think paper:)
paper, what a wonderful thing...
