Earth, Paper, Sky Conference Registration is Open!

Earth Paper Sky, the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Dard Hunter
October 20-23, 2016
Santa Fe, New Mexico

You are invited to Earth Paper Sky, the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Dard Hunter, held in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. Enjoy a long weekend of conversation and activities filled with handmade paper!

The conference starts Thursday, October 20 with a talk given by the 2016 Keynote Speaker, John L. Risseeuw. Then, enjoy two days of demonstrations, lectures, studio tours, the member's exhibition, and an evening banquet with a live auction. Hope to see you there!

More Conference & Registration Information http://www.friendsofdardhunter.org/conference.html

ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF DARD HUNTER: The Friends of Dard Hunter is an organization for hand papermakers and anyone with a passion for paper. Since 1981 we have been connecting and educating papermakers in America and all over the world. Our name honors the life and work of Dard Hunter (1881-1966), whose travels, research, and writing are the most extensive of anyone in the field of hand papermaking; we support the Dard Hunter collection of the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum. We hold an annual conference in different regions of North America, and we sponsor exhibitions of the art and science of papermaking here in abroad.

Call for Proposals: Earth Paper Sky 2016 Conference in Santa Fe

The Friends of Dard Hunter are excited to welcome your proposals for Earth Paper Sky. Send in your ideas for talks, demonstrations, and panels by Monday, April 4th.

Download the PDF call for proposals HERE.

Concerned About Travel Costs to Banff? Here's Why You Shouldn't Be

Fun Fact! Travel and accommodation costs for Banff are on average $300 less expensive than last year's San Francisco conference! That's like getting 100 yards of pellon at $3 per yard and enjoying a paper-filled weekend in the Alberta Rockies. 

• Average roundtrip flights to Calgary roughly: 
• from Chicago $418 
• from New York City $509 
• from Los Angeles $386 
• Travel from Airport to Banff Centre is roughly $80 round trip. 
• Lodging is roughly $127.00 USD a night American (+$11 a night for each additional person). 

More conference information at friendsofdardhunter.org >

SCHOLARSHIPS: Through generous donations of cash and items for silent and live auctions, scholarships are available for members and students. Learn how to apply for a scholarship or donate now to the scholarship fund.

PASSPORTS: Also, now is the time to begin your passport paperwork if you need to renew or apply for a new one. U.S. Passports & International Travel >

QUESTIONS? Please contact VP for Annual Meetings, Marie McInerney at paperpnorth@gmail.com with any questions.

A Sneak Peak of the Conference Speakers - More Presentations Announced Soon!

A Sneak Peak of the Conference Speakers
More Presentations Announced Soon!

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2015 Keynote Speaker

David Carruthers of La Papeterie Saint-Armond

Read more about the Keynote Speaker >

Lyndon Barrois Jr

Versatility and Experimentation as (forms of) Migration

Helmut Becker

Breaking, Scutching & Heckling Retted Fibre Flax Plants, Film: The Wee Blue Blossom, and a Presentation of Flax Glossary

Caitlin Chaisson

Half-Time: Manual Resistance in Drawing

Kerri Cushman

Unbound: The Power of Paper

Nicole Donnelly and Mary Tasillo

Pulp to the People: Creative Placemaking / Community Papermaking

Susan Gosin

The Other Branch: Following in the Footsteps of Douglas Howell

IAPMA

2016 Congress in Turkey and 30 Years

Eveline Kolijn

The Paper Landscape

Donna Koretsky

The Significance of the Silkworm in the Invention of Paper in China and its Role Today

Helen O’Connor

The Art of Collaboration and Poetry 

Register for the Conference:

1. Book Your Accommodations at the Banff Centre >

2. Register for the Conference >

Announcing David Carruthers as the 2015 Keynote Speaker at Paper Points North

The Friends of Dard Hunter are honored and excited to welcome David Carruthers as the Keynote Speaker at Paper Points North, the 2015 Annual Meeting. David is the owner and founder of La Papeterie Saint-Armand. 

David opened Saint-Armand is 1979, after leaving his job at the Pulp & Paper Association of Canada because he had had enough of office work. Papermaking has been in the Carruthers family for generations. David’s grand-father George Carruthers was owner of the Interlake Paper Mill, in Ontario. He also wrote the book “Papermaking” which traces the history of 100 years of papermaking in Canada up to 1905. David’s father was a paper salesman with the family firm and he had a gift for selling ‘remainders’ by the carload. The Papeterie Saint-Armand is located in Montreal’s historic South West Borough and provides handmade paper, machine-made paper, and sanded paper to a variety of clients locally, nationally and internationally. Saint-Armand is a longstanding pillar within Montreal’s community of small/medium manufacturers, and David’s commitment and interest in the local business community is as strong as ever.

To learn more about La Papeterie Saint Armand:

St-Armand paper makers - History

More Conference & Registration Information

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Announcing the 2015 Conference Location!

Clear your calendars! The 2015 Friends of Dard Hunter conference is set to take place from Thursday, October 22 to Saturday, October 24 at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada.

More information to come about registration and room reservation.