Wednesday was materials research and skills acquisition day. Earl and I collaborated on commercial jobs in NYC, had some of the same friends, and spent many hours together either at his shop, or at my loft in TriBeCa. We talked until midnight Tuesday, and most of Wednesday morning reconstructing our

Sometimes it's a pleasure to reflect on the past. It's even better when an old friend comes to town and the stories can roll out over food, and new experiences. Earl Kallemeyn came from NYC to stay with me for a week. I've known Earl since 1991. We met on

"Everybody knows what a good sheet of paper is," says Don Farnsworth as he recounts the story his half-century of papermaking. For most of that time, he's been observing and questioning: What made the Renaissance drawings different from what contemporary drawing on paper made today? As he says in A

Last week, my "apprenticeship" resumed at Magnolia Paper, a part of Magnolia Editions. After a 3 month hiatus, we're back at it. Don Farnsworth is an iteration engine, rarely stopping, never going back but here we are, doing just that. As mentioned in the last post, we had cleaned up

I've moved this blog away from WP, and now am using GhostPro (for the tech folk) to host it. As you can see, I've archived my 2015 motorcycle/research trip so you can refresh your memory.  I'll be updating it to conclude the story of the rest of the trip