PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 

Sojourn:

“to stay for a time in a place”

Sweet long days. Light and warmth. Old bones

soaking up desert heat. As we make ready

for the rituals of summer in some other place. 

Soon I will smell of wood smoke and pine. Bundled up

in care-worn clothes. My hair gone wild. 

Eagles overhead and the boat house awaiting.

Finding my way back to painting, sculpting, writing.

I understand now, what stirs in the breast of birds.

The instinctive knowing to head North. The ancestral

urging. Homeward. A snowbird surrender.

No one ever said you only get one great love. And no one

ever said you only get one home to love. Let us delight

in the time and place and people where we be. Let us make

art and beauty. Trusting that come winter, Tucson will call us back

with the same sweet yearning, for home.

Vera Gates

CALL FOR WORKSHOP TEACHERS

for the 2025-2026 Season

Are you interested in teaching a workshop at PaperWorks next year?

The new Education Committee encourages you to submit your ideas

as they plan classes for the coming season.

• Spaces open for half day, full day and multiple day classes.
• Please see the link on our website, under Education/Proposals Form.
• Send completed form to education@paperworks.info
• Let us know of any questions you have and we will help you craft a proposal.
• Book arts classes are especially desired.
• Classes can be in person or via Zoom.

What Are You Doing This Summer?

Why not create your own DIY Artist Residency?

At our May Meeting, our speaker Patti Gardiner shared how her work evolved during her residency experience last summer on the Tongue River. At the end of her talk she challenged each of us to create our own DIY Artist Residency. So, during these lazy days of summer, take the opportunity to review some of your art projects, ponder where you started and what you learned along the way. What activities, realizations, or new ways of doing things will you (try to) keep from this past year? What new ideas are percolating in your brain? Patti encourages you to emphasize the fun, energizing aspect rather than setting grandiose goals. Go forth and create!

Creative Meetups Complete an Outstanding Year

The 2024–25 season was remarkable for Creative Meetups! Eleven new Meetups were added to the existing three, offering fresh opportunities for creativity, connection, and collaboration. Amazingly, 134 PaperWorks members participated in one or more Meetups this year—a testament to the enthusiasm and talent within our community. Although the Green Valley Collage Adventures Meetup will retire, the rest will continue into the upcoming year.

Back by popular demand, Lyn Hart will teach her Artist Statement mini Meetup again in January 2026. See the slide show of beautiful artwork and prose from Lyn Hart's 2025 Meetup HERE.

If you’ve been thinking about participating, don’t wait—check out our Website for the Creative Meetup that speaks to you and aligns with your schedule, then email the Meetup Contact to add your name to its wait list today.

Happy Creating!

Diane Cheshire & Linda Wojtowicz, Co-Chairs, Creative Meetups

THANK YOU CREATIVE MEETUP CHAIRS!

As this 2024-25 PaperWorks Season draws to a close, many of the Creative Meetups will be going on summer hiatus. Let's take a moment to acknowledge not only the participants, but especially, the leaders. These folks juggle a lot as they reserve meeting space, plan agendas, make sure supplies are sufficient, keep a wait list, and generally facilitate our times together. They have been instrumental in creating a safe and non-judgmental place for us to practice and learn, and in many cases, they foster our new found relationships.

At your next meetup, or at the general meeting,

please take an opportunity to pat them on the back.

FOLLOW current news on Instagram: @PaperWorksTucson

and LIKE your favorites.

Visit our FaceBook account too:

PaperWorks: the Sonoran Collective of Paper and Book Artists

YouTube: PaperWorks Sonoran Collective

SOCIAL MEDIA

New postings on our Social Media sites

are on hiatus through the summer.

They will begin again in SEPT.

In the meantime, take photos of your work and make it your goal to submit them for the 2025-26 season. We love seeing the work you make. It links us all together.

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MEMBERS' SPOTLIGHT

PW's Instagram and FaceBook sites spotlight Members' artwork and themed challenges like "What's Your Favorite Tool". It's easy to participate. Just submit photos of your work to Mara Krumins. Desi De La Mater posts them on PW Home page too. It's a great way to keep current PaperWorks news as well.



Contact: Mara Krumins

WEST COAST CALENDAR

Check out westcoast teamup organized by PW member Jade Quek. It an extensive list of events and classes offered in the west, across the country and beyond. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter that supplements the calendar, e-mail Jade Quek.

E-NEWS SUBMISSIONS

Deadline: 10th of each month before the next month's e-publication

Example: Sept 10th for Oct 1st enews

Full enews: SEPT - MAY emailed: by the 1st of the month

Summer Shorts enews: JUN - AUG



Please include the following:

• Who, What, When, and Where
• Website addresses/links (yours & theirs)
• and of course, we all love PHOTOS!

PHOTOS: Size no larger than 2 MB

Send your information to PW enews

SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS

Our local art resources, Arizona Art Supply, Posner’s and Sarnoff have offered discounts to PaperWorks members, promoted our exhibits and supported our activities in a variety of ways. Act with your wallet.



Buy local and let them know we appreciate them.

About Us

PaperWorks, the Sonoran Collective for paper and book artists provides educational and creative opportunities for all who work with and on paper, and promotes the appreciation and enjoyment of the paper and book arts through regular and special events.

PaperWorks is based in Tucson, Arizona.