Title
Marbled paper made for calligraphers, Curl pattern.
Coverage
Patty Schleicher (1926-2004)
Date
1985
Subject
Marbling ink on commercial paper
Description
Patty Schleicher’s paper and textile marbling business was in Weaverville and Asheville, North Carolina. In the 1980s, Patty, who was active 1978–2003, was joined in business by her daughter Mimi, and both were active members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. From 1992 to 1995 they operated Inklings Creative Marbling gallery, which exhibited the work of over twenty artists. Both were coordinators of the 2002 International Marblers’ Gathering at the Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Source
Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mimi Schleicher