Helen Hiebert

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Helen Hiebert
Born1965 (1965)
Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Known forbook artist, papermaker, author, educator
Website helenhiebertstudio.com

Helen Hiebert (b. 1965 Tennessee) [1] [2] Is an American artist known for her artist's books, [3] installations, papermaking, and books about papercraft. [4]

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Her artist's books are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [2] and the Rhode Island School of Design. [5]

Career

Hiebert is the author of several books about paper crafts including Papermaking with Garden Plants & Common Weeds, [6] Paper Illuminated, [7] and The Art of Papercraft. [8]

In 2008 Reed College hosted her installation The Hydrogen Bond. Her installation The Wish is in the Anythink Huron Street public library in Thornton, Colorado. [1] In 2022 her installation Step Into the Light was featured at the Thornton public library. [9] Her installation Mother Tree has been on display at the Museum of Motherhood since 2021 [10] and is now part of its permanent collection. [11]

Hiebert's studio is located in Red Cliff, Colorado, where she produces handmade paper and holds papermaking retreats. [12] In 2022 Hiebert was included in the North American Hand Papermakers (NAHP) Hall of Papermaking Champions. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Modern Art Rooted in the Middle Ages, Created in Eagle County's Oldest Town". Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Helen Hiebert | Interluceo". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Kopp, Linda, ed. (2013). 500 Handmade Books: inspiring interpretations of a timelss form, Volume 2. Juried by Julie Chen (1st ed.). New York: Lark Crafts, an Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. pp. 97, 311. ISBN   978-1-4547-0753-0.
  4. ↑ "Helen Hiebert: Artist's Books, Installations & The Art of Papercraft". Book Arts Guild. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Hiebert, Helen (1 January 2019). "Prism". Special Collections Fleet Library Artists' Books. Rhode Island School of Design.
  6. ↑ Hiebert, Helen (2006). Papermaking with garden plants & common weeds (1st pbk. ed.). North Adams, MA: Storey Pub. ISBN   978-1580176224.
  7. ↑ Hiebert, Helen (2001). Paper illuminated : includes 15 projects for making handcrafted luminaria, lanterns, screens, lamp shades, and window treatments. North Adams, Mass.: Storey Publishing. ISBN   978-1580173308.
  8. ↑ Hiebert, Helen (2022). The art of papercraft. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN   978-1635862652.
  9. ↑ "Helen Hiebert brings large-scale paper lantern installation to Anythink Wright Farms". Anythink Libraries. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mother Tree". Museum of Motherhood. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Museum of Motherhood acquires Mother Tree Sculpture". Museum of Motherhood. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Helen Hiebert | Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking". Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Helen Hiebert, Papermaking Champion". North American Hand Papermakers. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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