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I'll be announcing some changes soon. In the meantime, you can find me on Instagram at @emilypapercake and on Substack at Bread Like...
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Feb 28, 20231 min read
Art Show
I am having a show at the Solomon Wright Public Library in Pownal, Vermont! It will be up from March 6th through April. A reception is...
Feb 13, 20231 min read
Currently and Coming Up Soon!
I'm currently baking breads and other goodies for Provisions in Williamstown, MA. Coming up in March, I'll be having an art show at the...
Jan 24, 20231 min read
Moving Over to Substack
This space hasn't been working for me, so I'm transitioning blog posts over to Substack. It's free to read and will allow me to send a...
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Bread Like Origami
It didn't occur to me until hearing it in a video that bread and origami had anything in common. "Fold it like origami," said the gentle...
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Dancing Like a Flock of Birds
Dance has been an important part of my life, especially throughout the last eight years. After a brief stint in ballet, when I was five...
Jan 6, 20232 min read
What Am I?
The title reminds me of the many kid's board books that I read to my daughter. They would describe something in simple terms, like I say...
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Newsletter as Blog Post
I've been using this site for several years now, but once in awhile, I go to do something that I've done repeatedly, and it doesn't work...
Oct 12, 20221 min read
The Turkey
Sometimes characters show up and I want to get to know them better. That was the case for this turkey, who was originally a collage on a...
Sep 12, 20221 min read
September, Already
Pretty much everyone I've talked to lately has been shocked that it's already September. Around here, there's been a transition to much...
Aug 14, 20221 min read
My Trusty Sketchbook
This week, I had a bunch of baking to do. When I finally had the time to sit down at my art desk, I wanted to jump back into my projects,...
Aug 8, 20221 min read
Summer, In Pictures
Summer usually finds me a little foggy and scattered. The last half of July and first week of August found me particularly in that state....
Jul 18, 20221 min read
Pushing Off the Page
While I've been continuing to make collages on paper, I'm also exploring new ways to work lately. The shapes that these experiments have...
Jun 20, 20221 min read
Seeing Time as Seasonal
I always forget until I'm here that the late spring and summer are busy times for me. Weekly farmers' markets mean lots of time in the...
May 25, 20221 min read
A Little Catch Up
The last few weeks have been very busy. I returned to the weekly farmers' market at the beginning of May, and the end of the school year...
May 12, 20221 min read
World Collage Day
This coming Saturday, May 14th, is the celebration of World Collage Day as initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018. From their website: Ric...
Apr 28, 20221 min read
Travel Kit
When I was getting ready to pack for my trip to Italy, I knew that I wanted to bring a very small kit of art supplies. Our goal was to...
Apr 4, 20221 min read
More Characters
I've been busy with a variety of things lately. That keeps life interesting, but it also serves to keep me a little bit distracted and...
Mar 24, 20221 min read
Personalities
For a long time, I was scared to draw people. It was intimidating---everyone knows what a person looks like. So many things could go...
Mar 9, 20221 min read
A Little Shout Out
I was thrilled to see the pitch that I submitted to Uppercase magazine in their latest newsletter! It was a short piece about my...
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