two hands paperie ~ a paper love affair

We are super excited to announce that Two Hands Paperie will be a sponsor of the Makerie this year, and in particular, the Crafting Content workshops with Janine Vangool of UPPERCASE! Part of the class will involve making handmade books about the Makerie weekend and Two Hands Paperie will be donating the gorgeous specialty papers we'll be using. It's incredibly generous and I feel so lucky that this gem of a shop is right here in our backyard. Every time I make a trip to their beautiful boutique, I am inspired in a million new ways and often get stuck there dreaming of all the things I could do with their extraordinary variety of global paper products, unique art supplies and special notions. Two Hands Paperie is certainly a Boulder establishment and the art of paper clearly their passion. We are thrilled to be working together for the very first time and are immensely grateful for their support. So if you have a paper love affair like we do, this is one special shop not to miss! 

the ever-inspiring janine!

Words cannot express how inspired we are by Janine Vangool and UPPERCASE, the incredible magazine she publishes, edits and designs. (Yes ~ she does it all!) It's quite an honor to have her as a teacher at this year's Makerie retreat, as we've admired her for so long. We had a fabulous Skype session over the summer where she shared an amazing vision she had for a special Makerie project. I couldn't stop smiling as she painted the picture of what she envisioned and now we're bringing it to life ~ I can't believe it. I love many things about her idea, especially how it involves everyone at the retreat, not just the students who will be taking her class. But for those who will be taking her Crafting Content workshops, they will be gifted with the knowledge of curating and creating content during this collaborative weekend-long bookmaking experience. Through photography and writing, they will document the Makerie and its people and assemble the elements into a unique handmade, limited-edition commemorative book. Students will learn how to bind books using a hidden stapling technique that is perfect for art journals, photobooks and other projects you might be dreaming of. And if that wasn't enough, each student will be considered for future collaborations with UPPERCASE magazine and some of the content possibly published on the UPPERCASE blog or in future issues. How amazing is that? If there has been a book sitting in your own heart, this incredibly special opportunity to spend a day with Janine just might be what you're looking for.

Here's a little insight into what she's all about and a fabulous live interview here.

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What did you want to be when you grew up?

When I was a little girl I wanted to be a botanist or geolomgist… I used to love drawing flowers in my sketchbook and reading little science books about rocks and copying the diagrams into my notebooks. Then I realized that I simply loved doing the layout of my sketchbooks and notebooks and realized that I really wanted to make books when I grew up. I also used to make mini magazines (it was called Crafts ‘n’ Things) and force my family to sign them out of my mini library.

A wish that came true.

My childhood with to make magazines and books has come true! As an adult I am so happy to be doing what I love.

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Thanks Janine!

we heart uppercase!

What an absolute delight and surprise to be contacted by the much admired Uppercase Magazine out of the blue a few months ago. They requested just one photo that represented the Makerie (a tall order indeed!) as part of a creative retreat feature in Issue #12. To be included alongside a plethora of incredible retreats across the world was another 'pinch me please' moment and to actually see it in print was quite exciting and humbling to say the least.

And if that wasn't wonderful enough, the fabulous Janine Vangool (Uppercase's founder) is giving every participant a copy of their inspiration-filled magazine. Can you believe how generous and thoughtful they are? I'm quite excited for our Makerie peeps to see first hand what an amazing publication this is. I am now a proud subscriber and think you might be too after seeing the abundance of creativity they share.

We heart Uppercase!