Handmade Path Artist Book by Lu Jingren, Amanda Degener, and Peng Wu
This piece was featured in the August 2023 issue of The Fore Edge, a quarterly newsletter from MCBA that highlights new artist’s books and zines for collections, universities, and libraries. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, there is a sign up available here. Past featured pieces can be viewed here.
From the artists: “There are hundreds of talented international book designers, papermakers, and book artists that could have contributed to Handmade Path. We invited artists whose paths have intersected with the three collaborators: Lu Jingren, Amanda Degener and Peng Wu…The represented artists in Handmade Path provide insight into how they got started, their breakthroughs and breakdowns, why they still make paper and books, and their future dream projects.” - Lu Jingren, Amanda Degener and Peng Wu.
8.75” x 11.25” x 1.5”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped. Items that cost over $200 will be shipped at the Insured Shipping price ($19.99).
This piece was featured in the August 2023 issue of The Fore Edge, a quarterly newsletter from MCBA that highlights new artist’s books and zines for collections, universities, and libraries. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, there is a sign up available here. Past featured pieces can be viewed here.
From the artists: “There are hundreds of talented international book designers, papermakers, and book artists that could have contributed to Handmade Path. We invited artists whose paths have intersected with the three collaborators: Lu Jingren, Amanda Degener and Peng Wu…The represented artists in Handmade Path provide insight into how they got started, their breakthroughs and breakdowns, why they still make paper and books, and their future dream projects.” - Lu Jingren, Amanda Degener and Peng Wu.
8.75” x 11.25” x 1.5”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped. Items that cost over $200 will be shipped at the Insured Shipping price ($19.99).
This piece was featured in the August 2023 issue of The Fore Edge, a quarterly newsletter from MCBA that highlights new artist’s books and zines for collections, universities, and libraries. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, there is a sign up available here. Past featured pieces can be viewed here.
From the artists: “There are hundreds of talented international book designers, papermakers, and book artists that could have contributed to Handmade Path. We invited artists whose paths have intersected with the three collaborators: Lu Jingren, Amanda Degener and Peng Wu…The represented artists in Handmade Path provide insight into how they got started, their breakthroughs and breakdowns, why they still make paper and books, and their future dream projects.” - Lu Jingren, Amanda Degener and Peng Wu.
8.75” x 11.25” x 1.5”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped. Items that cost over $200 will be shipped at the Insured Shipping price ($19.99).
Amanda Degener (she/her) is a leading figure in the field of hand papermaking and paper arts. She educates through writing, publishing, and traveling to teach and exhibit her work in the United States as well as Japan, Italy, Sweden, Canada, Australia, Korea, and Taiwan/China. At the invitation of Tsing’hua University in Beijing, Degener established a hand papermaking studio in the Book Design Department and regularly teaches there. At Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Degener was the first artist-in-residence (1984-1987) and the first Artistic Director (1997-1998). Degener is now making limited edition (between 50–250) artist’s books that incorporate letterpress printing and handmade/digital elements.
