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The author talks about the use of hand drawing as a tool to express ideas quickly and effectively. He believes drawing as a professional function that requires swaggering in the face of incipient failure. He relates how hand-drawing became an essential tool in his professional career. He explains that pencil sketching is a way of committing a scene to paper which includes all the objects a person wants to accentuate.

The article features artists who use paper as a medium of art in New York City. Among them are Kirsten Hassenfeld, Maki Tamura and Jane South, who take paper in new directions by cutting, folding and layering the medium naturally and architecturally. The artists noted that they prefer to use paper because of its fragility. Leslie Jones of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art said that paper has stigma attached to it that cannot be compared with other works of art.

Presents an article on using colored pencils for paintings. Advantages of using the medium; Reason colored pencils have attracted artists in growing numbers; Purpose of the author for working on black paper.

Presents advice from Judith C. Walsh, on selecting and using papers for an artwork. Position of Walsh at the National Gallery of Art; Factors that can affect the longevity of an artwork on paper; Painting with oil colors on unprimed paper.

The article reports on how to make a paper patchwork quilt that documents a family history. Quilts had many uses--they were sewn to keep people warm or to express what was deepest in their creators' hearts--beauty, pain, worries, joys, and hopes. In piecing together their quilts, the sewers were like any artist: they took all the things they saw and experienced and used their imaginations to create great, lasting works of art. Each scrap of material used for the patches, or panels, that make up a quilt came from a cloth or item of clothing that was once used or worn by someone from the past.

The article focuses on the form and color techniques used by ceramist Annika Teder in creating clay art. Teder discovered the suitable qualities of a certain rice paper, which enabled printing from the wet clay slab. The discovery has opened several possibilities for Teder--images transferring from one material to another, from clay to paper, continuing their existence in quite another mode. In her solo exhibition, Teder exhibited laconic minimalistic installations made from clay and rice paper alongside her earlier works.

The article discusses the advantages of using paperslip in ceramics. According to the author, a paperslip is a casting slip into which a certain amount of paper pulp has been mixed. It is used because of the great drying and gluing qualities it offers. It is similar to paperclay. The new paperslip should not be used immediately because the mixing action introduces air bubbles into the mix. It is recommended to let fresh paperslip rest overnight because the bubbles can eventually lead to undesirable pinholing.

The article presents questions and answers related to art including the availability of clay-coated drawing papers, the use of wax as a medium or varnish, and how artists are transferring photo and drawing references onto canvas.

The article presents a pop-art project based on the work of contemporary American artist Red Grooms. The class started by showing the students a board featuring some visual examples of Grooms' work. After the demo, the students were instructed to fold a paper to create the pop in Pop art. Students drew what they thought was the foreground in front on the 6-inch piece of paper and drew the background on the 8-inch piece of paper. Students were then instructed to cut out what was in the front and made them color their work.

The article presents questions and answers related to art. A person inquires about a sizing product that can be used on watercolor paper to prevent the masking fluid from lifting up bits of paper. Another asks about the archival issues that can arise from adding egg-yolk emulsion to watercolor.

Focuses on an art activity involving the creation of a paper sculpture of a salad and face based on the artwork "Dali Salad," by Red Grooms. Lessons that students will learn from the activity; Materials needed; Instructions on making the artwork three-dimensional.

The article discusses several tips about painting. Karyn Vine of Delaware County, Pennsylvania uses a piece of scrap watercolor paper measuring 3″ x 3″, one for each child, and draws a thick black line with permanent marker. Margaret Weinberg of Palmyra, Pennsylvania uses aluminum foil instead of keeping tempera lidded until its next use. Glenda Lubiner of Miramar, Florida suggests taking two pool or water noodles and slicing them vertically when transferring framed artwork.

Describes the process of printing without ink. Experiment with wet construction paper and white dry paper; Colors of construction paper that yield the best prints; Shaping the wet paper to fit a desired design; Use of a natural object like a leaf.

Reviews the video recording "Easy Papermaking," featuring Arnold Grummer.

Suggests several things to do with paper tubes. Materials that can be used to make a tube collage; Use of tube puppets in dramatic play; Details on decorating small paper tubes.