Helen_Hiebert

Helen Hiebert

Helen Hiebert

American book artist and papermaker

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

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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.[4] 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 also featured at a Thornton public library.[5] Her installation "Mother Tree" has been on display at the Museum of Motherhood (MoM) since 2021[6] and is now part of its permanent collection.[7]

Hiebert is the author of several books about paper crafts including Papermaking with Garden Plants & Common Weeds,[8] Paper Illuminated,[9] and The Art of Papercraft.[10]

Hiebert's studio is located in Red Cliff, Colorado, where she produces handmade paper and holds papermaking retreats.[11] In 2022 Hiebert was included in the North American Hand Papermakers (NAHP) Hall of Papermaking Champions.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Modern Art Rooted in the Middle Ages, Created in Eagle County's Oldest Town". Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Helen Hiebert | Interluceo". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Helen Hiebert: Artist's Books, Installations & The Art of Papercraft". Book Arts Guild. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. [4]
    Hiebert, Helen (1 January 2019). "Prism". Special Collections Fleet Library Artists' Books. Rhode Island School of Design.
  5. [5]
    "Helen Hiebert brings large-scale paper lantern installation to Anythink Wright Farms". Anythink Libraries. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Mother Tree". Museum of Motherhood. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Museum of Motherhood acquires Mother Tree Sculpture". Museum of Motherhood. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. [8]
    Hiebert, Helen (2006). Papermaking with garden plants & common weeds (1st pbk. ed.). North Adams, MA: Storey Pub. ISBN 978-1580176224.
  9. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    Hiebert, Helen (2022). The art of papercraft. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1635862652.
  11. [11]
    "Helen Hiebert | Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking". Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. [12]
    "Helen Hiebert, Papermaking Champion". North American Hand Papermakers. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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