by Veronika | Sep 3, 2019 | Creative process
Are you ready to prepare your own design to print in our Labora Workshops? Printing with letterpress has its specifics, so have a look at our recommendations before you start. If you want to know how printing with letterpress works, read our printmaker Hannah’s...
by Julia | Apr 4, 2019 | Creative process
Every craft creates its own language. While some words may be unique to the craft, common words may carry a unique meaning within the craft. What follows are one papermaker’s ABCs: A is for Abaca – a type of fibre native to the Philippines – also known as Manila hemp...
by Veronika | Dec 13, 2018 | Creative process
EA Johnson is in town, meeting with Labora’s makers. You can see what else he has been up to at flatfish.ee. Enjoy his interview with Nestor Ljutjuk. “Nestor! Open the floor!” – Нестор! Открой пол! And with these three magic words, I met Nestor. Of...
by Veronika | Dec 11, 2018 | Creative process
Our CREAM project partners visited us at Labora to try out a selection of the various workshops we offer. One of the most open-ended workshops we lead is Experimenting with Photopolymer and the results from the CREAM visit provide a nice opportunity to share insights...
by Veronika | Sep 10, 2018 | Creative process
EA Johnson is in town, meeting with Labora’s makers. You can see what else he has been up to at flatfish.ee. Enjoy his interview with Marian Habicht about how she brings medieval binding techniques to life. A blank page. An empty notebook. Sometimes nothing can ever...
by Veronika | Jul 13, 2018 | Creative process
EA Johnson is in town, meeting with Labora’s makers. You can see what else he has been up to at flatfish.ee. Enjoy his interview with Agnes Liiv about her ceramics and her Kalamaja garden which inspires her. Agnes explains Estonia’s burdock and nettles: Looking back...