Best Handicrafts From Various Regions

I had the wonderful opportunity to see this wonderful paper craft art installation by a genius of the name of Wataru Itou a young student of a major art university here in Tokyo. The installation is hand made over four years of hard work, complete with electrical lights and a moving train, all made of paper! Clearly, this man must have created one of the most stunning examples of Paper Craft in the world?

At the exhibition you will also have the chance to see a video showing Mr. Itou at work in his studio, cutting and folding piece by piece. The exhibition is called Umi no Ue no Oshiro (A Castle On the Ocean ). It is exhibited at Umihotaru, a place which in itself is a major attraction: a service area in the middle of the ocean, right between Tokyo City and Chiba Prefecture.

If you haven’t checked it out yet, use Google Earth for a close up of what is probably the weirdest parking lot in the world. Well, it’s more than a parking lot actually, but I am saving a more detailed description along with photos for another post. For now, enjoy this wonderful work of art!

This is simply amazing. A completely sexy castle made completely out of paper. Only one person could conceive of such a amazing achievement, and that man is Wataru Itou, who is currently majoring in art in Tokyo. The name of the castle is “Umi no Ue no Oshiro” which translates to “A Castle On The Ocean”.

Besides We love the Japanese director and artist Miyazaki and his wonderful films “Kiki’s Delivery Service”, My Neighbor Totoro”, “Princess Mononoke”, “Spirited Away” and the rest. Our daughter is a fan too, especially Howl’s Moving Castle. I found two paper craft models of the castle, one is from a book, now out of print, from Studio Ghibli itself, the other is a free download from the Japanese Epson site.

The word “paper” is derived from the ancient word “Papyrus”. In the past, papyrus scrolls were made by taking slices of the inner part of the papyrus stem, flattening then pounded into a hard, thin sheet. The age-old craft of hand papermaking traces its roots from china through the Mid-East to Europe. It set off one of mankind’s greatest communication revolutions.

There has been a complete revival in homemade papermaking crafts, today. Paper handicraft is traditionally made with various vegetable fibers or cotton rags. Each sheet of handmade paper is destined to play an important role in the final work of art. The possibilities for what can be accomplished with handmade paper and paper pulp are limitless.

The concern about the disappearance of forests, coupled with renewed interest in the quality of papers generated new study of the paper maker’s materials, especially the pulps and fibers. Hand papermaking is an energetic creative outlet and paper pulp has become not only a vehicle, but also an artistic medium in itself. Some of its beautiful aspects are that no tree needs to be harvested and paper is a stunning example of recycling at work.

Skilled Indian makers use a variety of raw materials for making handmade papers. These materials range from all manner of vegetable matter (including leaves, tree moss, potatoes, and flowers), old ropes, canvas, linen and cotton rags. Any raw material can be used as long as it has fibers capable of forming a continuous sheet. These materials guarantee the most important characteristics of handmade papers for exquisite usage in fine-arts ensuring longevity, brilliance, opacity and creativity.

Colorful handmade paper is effectively used in making a multitude of decorative items, greeting cards, wallpapers, carry bags, gift boxes, art portfolios, and much more. The handmade paper stationery range includes handmade paper letterheads, visiting cards, envelops, note pads, memo cubes and many more items.

The word “Paper Handicrafts” is derived from the ancient word “Papyrus”. In the past, papyrus scrolls were made by taking slices of the inner part of the papyrus stem, flattening then pounded into a hard, thin sheet. The age-old craft of hand papermaking traces its roots from china through the Mid-East to Europe. It set off one of mankind’s greatest communication revolutions.

There has been a complete revival in homemade papermaking crafts, today. Handmade paper is traditionally made with various vegetable fibers or cotton rags. Each sheet of handmade paper is destined to play an important role in the final work of art. The possibilities for what can be accomplished with handmade paper and paper pulp are limitless.

The concern about the disappearance of forests, coupled with renewed interest in the quality of papers generated new study of the paper maker’s materials, especially the pulps and fibers. Hand papermaking is an energetic creative outlet and paper pulp has become not only a vehicle, but also an artistic medium in itself. Some of its beautiful aspects are that no tree needs to be harvested and paper is a stunning example of recycling at work.

Skilled Indian makers use a variety of raw materials for making handmade papers. These materials range from all manner of vegetable matter (including leaves, tree moss, potatoes, and flowers), old ropes, canvas, linen and cotton rags. Any raw material can be used as long as it has fibers capable of forming a continuous sheet. These materials guarantee the most important characteristics of handmade papers for exquisite usage in fine-arts ensuring longevity, brilliance, opacity and creativity.Colorful handmade paper is effectively used in making a multitude of decorative items, greeting cards, wallpapers, carry bags, gift boxes, art portfolios, and much more. The handmade paper stationery range includes handmade paper letterheads, visiting cards, envelops, note pads, memo cubes and many more items.