Penland

 

I spent the the last 2 weeks teaching a class at Penland School of Crafts.  My students were incredible, the school was idyllic, the food was delicious.  I'm not ready for the real world. 

 

MC tests some patterns and forms on the wall

 Look at this focus.

 Rachel at work.

 Got to design some new forms myself.

 The view

 The Barn where the resident arts work.

Bookworks in Asheville.

Downtown Asheville.

This cat has no regrets.

Marie, Norma and Amanda: the folding machines.

Rachel and the baddass Hunt Clark made some killer molds using paper and Lurecraft.

Curve fold mold form...so much potential.

Aushra folds copper mesh like paper.  woah.

Amandas earrings for the Auction.

In process critique.

 Getting started.  Look how clean it is...for now.

 paper explosion.

 Rachel's sewn tyvek explorations.

We collabroated with glassblowers to encase our folded copper forms in hot glass.

I can't wait to go back!

new wash tests

wash field 1

wash test 2012

Artpower's paper art

2 volumes of Paper Art just arrived from China. I'm honored to be included with such a nice collection of contemporary artists.  Details here

MATERIAL ASSUMPTIONS: PAPER AS DIALOGUE

I have a few pieces in a show at the Center for Book and Paper arts.  It opens this Friday- if you are in Chicago check it out- there are a ton of amazing artists in the show (Chuck Close, Richard Tuttle...)

Vanderbilt

I spoke at the Curb Scholars program at Vanderbilt earlier this year and found some awesome pics of the talk/ workshop.

Made this yesterday for video shoot.  Huge thanks to Jakob  and Seth for making me look like a boss....video link soon.
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recursive

625 pieces 36 x 44 x 6 in

Aleatoric Series

The Aleatoric Series is now live at Ghostly!
Matthew Shlian + Michael Cina
so far the response has been awesome.

thanks for the features CH and DS
HUGE thank you to my wonderful intern Rachel!!

Pleat envelope

currently making 250 of these.

ara118

ara 117 blue and white versions

ara114

On sabbatical for the first time this semester.
Working on projects for P&G, a collaboration for Ghostly, and a few large scale things...

unlean against our hearts

"Unlean Against Our Hearts" sculpture at the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor.
Paper folding by Matt Shlian
Robotics by Bob Stack
Photos & Video by Cullen Stephenson
Title from Poem "Blandeur" by Kay Ryan

new site is live

see things here.
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drift series

New series is dropping today at Ghostly. Pick them up here.

Penland!

I'll be teaching a paper sculpture class next summer at Penland in North Carolina.
July 8-20th. Come spend two weeks folding with me!!!!!
info here.

stretch studies 2

it's on

stretch studies

this is the tip of the next iceberg.

ara106

working on a site redesign. should be live in early 2012. I have so much new work to add!
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The New Encyclopedia of Origami and Papercraft Techniques

This book came out earlier this year. Haven't seen it yet but my work included. Cop it here!

On press with Jim Horton

no school like the old school