I am going to be instructing at Northern Essex Community College – College for Kids program in July. One of the classes with be papermaking and bookmaking. The books in this will be inspired by the visual and be less about the written word.

So I have begun to play with making paper from recycled materials. I am very impatient. I want the pages to dry much faster. I found some helpful videos on Youtube. I can tell that the paper making process could be come addicting.

Anyone interested in the College for Kids program should check out the full schedule and register early go to http://www.necc.mass.edu/collegeforkids/

Last year I was lucky enough to teach the painting courses. You can see several short videos that I made of some of the student work on my YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/lgcreate

http://www.linda-germain.com/

This gelatin plate monotype was recognized for excellence by Lynda Hartigan is the Chief Curator of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem Massachusetts. Linda Germain has chosen to donate this gelatin print to the annual art auction to help raise funds to run the art association. Be sure to attend this wonderful event. For more details go to the art association web site: www.newburyportart.org