Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Paper making craft shows craft and art intersect

In a small room the Hollander beater grinds cotton rag as Rick Hungerford calls it essential. Kathy Finch sorts kozo fibers from Thailand and Japan with tweezers while Maggie and Rick plan fibers like abaca and gampi for texture. They form sheets by dipping or pouring, press and dry, selling under Paper Made By Hand through Paper Source Chicago. Rick documents ideas in primitive art that comments on history and current events, hoping to keep creating for decades with Maggie at his side.