Many of us take what were once luxuries for granted – clean water from our taps, a warm bed or a hot meal, for example. So it may not cross our minds what a luxury commodity paper was only a few ...

Wonders of WashiDiscovering the tradition of handcrafted paperIt is thought that paper first arrived in Japan around the third century. According to the "Nihon Shoki" ("The Chronicles of Japan"), ...

The UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday added Japanese papers known as "washi" to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The process of making the ...

Eriko Horiki, the woman credited with revolutionising the 1,400-year-old world of handmade Japanese paper, or washi, is unlike most artisans in the country. Tall, slim and elegant, the immaculately ...

Torontonian Nancy Jacobi has been passionate about handmade Japanese paper for 25 years. This love has culminated in the first ever World Washi Summit featuring exhibitions, workshops, lectures, ...

The Lynnwood Arts Commission presents work by handmade paper artist Colette Laico at the Lynnwood Library Gallery now through Aug. 14. Artist, painter and teacher Colette Laico’s fascination with the ...

I can see through this 2018 Japanese handmade paper, acrylic paint, and thread, 52 x 74.5 inches. Credit: Courtesy of Simone DeSousa Gallery The creation of art can, at times, be rather tedious. But ...