DWG Dan Goldman

Los Angeles artist Dan Goldman has shared with us some of his work into the world of sumi-e painting with sumi ink, brushes and different papers (including washi).

They’re sumi ink on paper, 4 panels, each 13.25″ x 18″ (vertical running down from first image to last).

Below is a more traditional ensou by Dan. In zen calligraphy, an ensou is a circle drawn in one or few strokes. It is a symbolic expression for enlightenment, truth, the Buddha nature, and the entire cosmo universe, with the interpretation left for the person viewing or creating it.

We look forward to seeing more of Dan’s sumi-e series, for his previous work, check out his site here.

For HPI papers best suitable for sumi-e: Seichosen, Seikosen, Kumohada-mashi, KH-61 Kozo White, SH-4 Harukaze

Dano Fine Art & Design

We love it when our customers swing by our store with their artwork on our paper, and that is exactly how we came across Daniel Suits and his wonderful ‘Walk From Kanagawa” art on our Bhutan paper. Below are his three pieces inspired by Japanese printmaking, paintings, woodcuts, and…Hiromi Paper! The Walk From Kanagawa is dry pastel on Rural Tsarsho, while The Banyan Tree & The Gate are acrylic paint on Khadi.

Walk From Kanagawa

The Banyan Tree

The Gate

If you would like to see more information on the artist, visit his facebook page here!

HPI Updates

HPI CATALOGUE 2010

2010 Hiromi Paper Catalogues are now available. HPI Members can make your free copy request.

Isamu Noguchi Photo Essay

Thanks to your support of the Noguchi Museum, we have sold out on our first batch of the Isamu Noguchi Photo Essay and expect our next shipment to come in early March. Stock will be limited again so feel free to reserve your copy before they arrive.

New Items

KH-61 Kozo #8 White
Akatosashi
KM-01 Shikoku Natural Washi Pads
Bhutan, Nepal, Yucatan, Khadi Sample Book
Color Gampi Sample Pack
Gampi Sample Pack
Bhutan Trongsa Large size thick/thin
IJ-Kiku Catalogue cover lettersize/square
Kizuki Hosho (now regularly in stock)
Hemp Dry Bark
Hahnemuhle Bamboo Photo Rag Paper Pack
IJ-Asuka in 150 g/m2
Korean Pictograph Square

Discontinued Items

Check out our discontinued items in our sale section!

Upcoming Conference

We will be attending the Southern Graphics Council conference in Philadelphia March 26-27 (at the vendor fair).
More SGC information can be found here.

Happy Holidays!

Today, we are starting our holiday hours and this Saturday we will be ending our annual sale & gift reward promotions. Our schedule will be:

Holiday Hours:
Thurs December 24th 10am – 1pm
Fri December 25th CLOSED
Sat December 26th 12pm – 6pm
Mon – Wed December 28, 29, 30th 10am – 5pm
Thurs December 31st CLOSED
Fri January 1st CLOSED
Sat January 2nd 12pm – 6pm

Isamu Noguchi

Available for purchase through Hiromi Paper now (with mid-January shipment arrival) here

ISAMU NOGUCHI

A photo catalog essay by photographer, Kishin Shinoyama.  The first and only catalog for the Mure museum in commemoration of its 10th anniversary.

Isamu’s words and thoughts describe his fundamental approach to art and creation.  The photo editing creates a wonderful experience as if you are walking through Isamu’s garden museum.

Includes several two-page spreads and three Shinoyama’s unique ‘SHINORAMA’ panorama collages which fold out.  Shot in 1988 during Isamu’s visit and additional photos taken 20 years later, in spring 2008.

Soft cover with special Japanese paper inlay front and back.

Limited First edition.

Photos by Kishin Shinoyama
Design Concept by Issey Miyake
Graphic Design by Taku Sato

Publishing- Bijutsu Shuppan sha

Details:

Full color, large format, soft cover.  Coffee table format

33.5 cm c 30 cm, 166 pages, 1.4 kg

105 color photos, plus three special Shinorama spreads which fold out

34 pages of text in English and Japanese
includes map, time chronology, list of works

Main text is Isamu’s words and thoughts.

HPI First Edition price: $65.00

Start of Annual Sale 2009

Our Annual Sale has started and you can view items and more information here and here.

In addition to our sale papers, we are offering a $10.00 Gift Reward:

Annual Sale Gift Reward Special

Spend over $50.00 from now to December 24th &
receive a Gift Reward of $10.00
(to be used on a future purchase over $10.00)

Gift Reward expires January 30, 2010
and will be deducted from order total
(including other discounts!)

Gift Reward will be given out in store
and in your online/phone order.

“Melting Point” Exhibition at El Camino College

If you are coming out to see the “Melting Point” at the El Camino College art gallery, be sure to check out Bill Brody’s four woodcut pieces on Okawara paper from HPI. The reception will be held on December 1st, 2009 7-9pm.

“Bill Brody, denizen of Alaska, shows black and white woodcuts of ice fields and glaciers from his surroundings. These dramatic pieces have the curious quality of intricate 19 th century illustration, dealing directly with the enormity of wilderness landscape while addressing the contemporary issue of changing global climate.”

Happy Thanksgiving!

We will be closed on Thursday November, 26th, 2009.
Store will be opened regular hours the next day, Friday November 27th.

Also, we are currently working on our website so you may experience some down times on our server.

Last, a memory of the wonderful cake we had this week for staff member Sachi’s birthday.

LAPS 20th National Exhibition Awards

This years Los Angeles Printmaking Society (LAPS) 20th National Exhibition is their largest yet and will continue to January 3, 2010. In support for the artists using washi, Hiromi Paper has given 2 Hiromi Paper Company Materials Awards this year to Endi Poscovic and Cathy Weiss. Both artists used Japanese paper in their exhibition pieces this year. You can view the list of artists here.

‘The Way of the Japanese Bath’ Exhibition

Photographer Mark Edward Harris, author of “The Way of the Japanese Bath“
Location: Kopeikin Gallery
Exhibition Dates: November 28 – December 24, 2009
Opening Reception & Book Signing: Saturday, November 28, 2009 5pm-8pm
Free & Open to public

One thing I miss from Japan was taking on the weekends or holidays to visit a hot spring (onsen) resort with friends and visitors. To leave town on a train with friends and vistors to often remote and mountainous areas for the hot spring hotel, nestled in hot spring towns selling their own trademark snacks from their region. Then, spend the whole day and night in your yukata, soak in the hot springs, and be served a full traditional Japanese dinner and breakfast. Mark Edward Harris has captured onsen moments throughout Japan and has come out with a second edition of “The Way of the Japanese Bath“.  Join him this Saturday for the opening reception and book signing, with an exhibition of his photographs.