Helen Hiebert Explained

Helen Hiebert
Birth Place:Tennessee
Nationality:American
Field:book artist, papermaker, author, educator

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

Her artist's books are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art[2] and the Rhode Island School of Design.[4]

Career

Hiebert is the author of several books about paper crafts including Papermaking with Garden Plants & Common Weeds,[5] Paper Illuminated,[6] and The Art of Papercraft.[7]

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. In 2022 her installation Step Into the Light was featured at the Thornton public library.[8] Her installation Mother Tree has been on display at the Museum of Motherhood since 2021[9] and is now part of its permanent collection.[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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Modern Art Rooted in the Middle Ages, Created in Eagle County’s Oldest Town . Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine . 11 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Helen Hiebert Interluceo . The Metropolitan Museum of Art . 11 March 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Helen Hiebert: Artist’s Books, Installations & The Art of Papercraft . Book Arts Guild . 11 March 2023 . en . 7 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Hiebert . Helen . Prism . Special Collections Fleet Library Artists' Books . Rhode Island School of Design . 1 January 2019.
  5. Book: Hiebert . Helen . Papermaking with garden plants & common weeds . 2006 . Storey Pub . 978-1580176224 . 1st pbk. . North Adams, MA.
  6. Book: Hiebert . Helen . Paper illuminated : includes 15 projects for making handcrafted luminaria, lanterns, screens, lamp shades, and window treatments . 2001 . Storey Publishing . 978-1580173308 . North Adams, Mass..
  7. Book: Hiebert . Helen . The art of papercraft . 2022 . Storey Publishing . 978-1635862652 . North Adams, MA.
  8. Web site: Helen Hiebert brings large-scale paper lantern installation to Anythink Wright Farms . Anythink Libraries . 11 March 2023 . en . 6 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Mother Tree . Museum of Motherhood . 11 March 2023 . 21 January 2018.
  10. Web site: Museum of Motherhood acquires Mother Tree Sculpture . Museum of Motherhood . 11 June 2023 . 5 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Helen Hiebert Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking . Georgia Institute of Technology . 11 March 2023.
  12. Web site: Helen Hiebert, Papermaking Champion . North American Hand Papermakers . 11 March 2023.

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