Papercraft

Letter writing and papercraft are a pure and accessible expression of the soul. From a young age, people are taught to use papercraft to express themselves. It has a high ceiling and a low barrier of entry. Young or old, smart or dumb, rich or poor, anyone can enjoy papercraft - it has no set goal and expects no great feats from you, but gives you the tools to do so if you feel ready.

I particularly enjoy how, like with online communication, you can take your time to write what you really mean. With a physical medium, however, you can present it the way you desire, be it concise, expressive or esoteric.

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March, April 2024

During this time I experimented with origami, washi tape, perfuming and block printing, as well as considering getting better paper for making letters. Additionally, I may have infected a relative with the desire to create letters. If not, then all I did was spend some quality time doing papercraft, letter writing and wax sealing with them, which is perfect.

I acquired washi tape and rubber stamp blocks from a site called Miso Paper, and learned how to create simple paper folding constructions, such as envelopes and paper cranes. I have always loved when vendors provided small gifts with orders, typically small businesses from eastern countries. I believe this is something that should be more common.

When I first got my washi tape, I tried seeing how it could accent an enveloped. This was not a successful experiment. I also tested out my first block stamp.

The ribbon got turned around somewhere along the application process of the seal, so that also was malformed.

I used a ms. Bulat stamp, and a 10-pack of astral washi tape from Amazon. The ribbon is also from an assorted pack from Amazon.

A folded paper DIY envelope, sealed with a wax seal containing glitter, adorned with washi tape in an off-center cross formation, ink printing and doodles. The quote is stolen from Disco Elysium because I wasn't in a state of mind that allowed for imagining evocative text.

I did particularly like this design, but wish I were more careful with the placement of ink and doodles. Also the highlighting on the wax seal kind of ruins the colour composition in my opinion.

An experiment in minimalism, and with varying intersection and ink levels on the block stamp.

I used washi tape to seal the envelope, but was not particularly pleased with the output, deciding to try a wax seal with a loose ribbon attached to the it. I didn't hate how it turned out, but the length of the ribbon being exactly the width of the letter seems suboptimal to make it stand out.

A myriad of creations from a young relative who visited. I gave them reign over my collection of creative tools. They ended up producing 4 wax seals, 2 letters and a sheet of paper printed with block stamps.

The above letter incorperated dynamic elements he had learned at school, such as a flap on the front of the letter and a pop-up style array on the inside.

The below letter is presented in a more standard format but adorned with doodles and stamps that line the page.

It is amazing to see the creative process happen in someone beside you.

two more completed letters are awaiting an opportunity to be added here

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