paperclip mail #3, april 16

i received the coolest thing the other day...

this is from mr. lothar trott of switzerland. the last two images show pages that are paperclipped together.

paperclips for printing

i teach letterpress and one of the techniques i teach is wire printing. basically you bend wire into the shape you want and use the wire as a surface for relief printing. one of my students, kim shigihara, used a heart shaped paperclip for her wire and it turned out awesome. plus she gave us all paperclips on the last day of class, which was also awesome.

ring clips - update

i joyously received the ring clips i ordered on etsy, and i was surprised to find them to be larger than the original i have. i am so glad to have this lovely box of ring clips, but the search continues for the wee clips!

crap.

i didn't get my wallet next to the computer in time. sad.

number clips

i'm ordering these right now from yozo craft...



ring clips - joy!

long ago when i was in grad school a friend gave me an old, strange little paperclip and i've been wanting more ever since. it's called a "ring clip" and the only source i have since found was no longer in business. until chocolateletters on etsy! hurray!

purchased paperclips, november 18

i went to kinokuniya book store, which i cannot help if i'm in uwajimaya, and found some new paperclips. damn you, midori, with your endless collection of well-designed, fabulously-shaped paperclips!