Today we're traveling to East London where we'll get to know urban paper artist Caro Clarke of INKTERAKTIV . She and I met via Instagram where I was immediately taken with her on-edge sculptures, murals and installations for which she often utilizes vibrant fluorescent paper.    

I'm pleased to introduce an upcoming children's book, Just a Worm , by Marie Boyd. It's a charming story about a curious worm who chats with the creatures he meets while inching his way across a garden. The journey brings about an important realization for Worm - he is not just a worm - he has fine qualities too! 

I had the pleasure of visiting family in Florida during the Christmas holidays and even though the weather was about 40 degrees colder than I was hoping for, it was a really nice trip made even better by a visit to Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach.  Before a walk thorough the tranquil landscape, my first stop was to see the exhibition, Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper . Beautifully presented in three rooms are thirty works by nine paper artists from Japan, France, and the United States. Enjoy this small sampling:  Ishii Kakuko (Japan) Japanese Paper Strings Musubu R [detail], 2012  

Happy New Year and welcome to the All Things Paper annual tradition of looking back at the many ways handmade paper items brought joy to me and people on my gift list during the 2022 holidays.  

Granted, this is not the usual fare you typically see on All Things Paper, but hey, it's fun to be quirky for a change! Paper mache monsters sculpted by Miranda Mulder of Mierpapier are bound to bring a smile to your face. In fact, that's Miranda's intention with her art... to make people smile. 

Here's a quick round up of eight newly published papercraft books that look pretty great to me, plus there's one to look forward to in early January. All are available on Amazon and anywhere else books are sold so there may still be time to have them in your hands for holiday gifting or for yourself... Santa won't tell!