Margo Klass

Margo Klass has been buying our beautiful Solid Colour Pure Kozo papers for a number of years to crete these very elegant box environments with them. These pieces were shown at the Alaska House art gallery, Nov. 2-30, 2012

Temple II (closed) Mixed media box construction 2012 7.5 x 14 x 7.5 in.	Temple II (opening) Mixed media box construction 2012 7.5 x 14 x 7.5 in.
Tea House North (closed) Mixed media box construction 2012 11 x 14 x 7 in.	Tea House North (opening) Mixed media box construction 2012 11 x 14 x 7 in.
Marker II Mixed media box construction 2011 11 x 8 x 4 in.	McCarthy Morning Mixed media box construction 2012 7.25 x 9.5 x 3.5 in.

Washi Summit 2011
Living with Washi: Japanese Paper Inspiring Daily Life

For our 2011 annual celebration of washi, we focused on "Living with Washi: Japanese Paper Inspiring Daily Life": ways of using washi in everyday life, not just as a background medium for wall art.

One of the highlights of the was the gala "Washi Off the Wall" with Linda Lundström and Lei Li. Linda, a Canadian fashion designer icon, showcased her "Floating Washi Walls", a light and flexible solution to big bare spaces - along with her delightful washi accessories. Also on display was emerging talent Lei Li's collection of "Wearable Washi".

	Forget about drapes. Let in the light with "Open Window" #9! A brilliant and practical design creating sculpture from a window covering with the flick of a ribbon.
A crowd favorite: the 5-Button Birch room divider, complete with pockets!
	It's a scarf. It's a window covering. It's a room divider. It's a beautiful objet.
One of Lei Li's clothing items: a washi dress with suminagashi (water and ink) marbling.

Our in-house gallery also featured a separate exhibition on lamps and lamp-transmitters called "Let There Be Light."

	Dogwood and Ikazaki washi (kozo) hanging lamp by Kathleen Doody.
Here is Larry Hahn with his wall lamp "Banded Half-Round" on the left, and Peter Jones on the right with his collaborative hanging lamp "Enlightened Butterflies" featuring papercuts of Barbara Klunder. Hahn used a variety of kozo tissues with inclusions, while Peter and Barbara used Seikosen Mitsumata and Seichosen Kozo.
	Silkscreen print by Julia Prime and free-fold origami design by Andrew Ooi.

Throughout the neighbourhood, stores, window displays and art galleries also featured works of washi. Here are just a few:

	A paper fan of Liz Menard's from "Fandango" at NACO Gallery Cafe. Liz made her fans with varying print techniques, all on washi, even the "wooden" slats. Watermark tissues, coloured with india ink, were used for the lace.
Nanette of L'enveloppe Rouge made these lovely konnyaku-strengthened washi cushions.
	Wood artist Rob Brown constructed this "White Elm Shoji Screen", shown at Upstairs At 111 Bathurst.
Freedom Clothing Collective featured a number of different washi items, including earrings, Nadia Tan's Blue Shirt in a Lightbulb, and Elizabeth Aston's brooch, handspun and crocheted from kozo paper.
	A collaborative work by Lubo Brezina and Tanya Norman.
Coriander Girl's window display of Sally Ayre's delicate washi bowls.