Papermaker’s Tears Vol 2

The series, Papermaker’s Tears: Essays on the Art and Craft of Paper, encompasses all of the papermaking and paper arts, including decorated papers – historical and current. Edited by Tatiana Ginsberg, Aimee’s essay is a continuation of her work on tool and equipment builders for hand papermaking, titled “The Toolmakers – Those Who Build So We Can Make. Part II: Ronald Macdonald and Howard Clark.”

Aimee Lee has undertaken a monumental and admirable task of writing biographies of the toolmakers who craft equipment for papermakers, such as moulds and beaters. These portraits are written with great care and illustrate the interconnected web created by papermakers and toolmakers.

Keren Alfred, [review of the books Papermaker’s Tears volumes 1 & 2], Hand Papermaking, vol 39, no 1 (Summer 2024)