Paper Pilgrimage: Bombs, Bandits, and a Vanishing Art in Southeast Asia

A video with photos from my upcoming travel book, about my hunt for handmade paper

Trade paperback to be released by ThingsAsian Press in 2012.

Special edition available in 2012

Special Edition specs:

• A4 size (11.7 x 8.3 in) handmade mulberry/bamboo paper
• Japanese style binding, with extra-thick golden silk
• Comes in protective cover of hemp or silk (still working on that one)
• Approx 110 pages of stories, illustrations, and paper recipes
• Special Edition has extra info on paper and lots of additional photos for papermakers / paper connoisseurs: equipment, techniques, and materials from Thai, Lao, Vietnamese, and hilltribe papermakers

And – 9 paper samples

• Elephant dung, banana trunk fiber (birds nest paper), and Idin paper from Thailand
• Hmong bamboo and "bomb" mulberry from Laos;
• Ultra-thin mulberry and hilltribe Sacred Papers from Vietnam.
• And a special surprise paper at the end.

Collectible edition of 108 copies (yes, an unusual number. I was inspired by the Buddhist "108 Agonies of Man"). That's all the copies that will be created of this Special Edition.

Ever.

To make this Special Edition a reality is going to cost even more than a night out in Tokyo (well, for most of you). 12,000 sheets of handmade paper, silk, printing, color photos, shipping, sewing, and hand-binding costs add up to about:

US $6,000.

If you'd like to be a part of this paper journey, you can pre-order a Special Edition of Paper Pilgrimage

Bank transfers are recommended. Just contact me for details : Art @ EBriel . com 

PS: (Find out more about the video's music here.)