{"655138":{"#nid":"655138","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Virtual Talk: The endless versatility of Washi","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for this virtual Lecture,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EStitch, dye, sculpt, fly - the endless versatility of Washi\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp; with guest speaker\u0026nbsp;Nanci\u0026nbsp;Jacobi. Washi\u0026nbsp;means\u0026nbsp;Japanese\u0026nbsp;paper\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;Wa\u0026nbsp;= Japanese and\u0026nbsp;shi\u0026nbsp;= paper. Jacobi\u0026rsquo;s love of Washi and\u0026nbsp;its\u0026nbsp;history\u0026nbsp;led her to\u0026nbsp;establish\u0026nbsp;the Japanese Paper Place, in Toronto\u0026nbsp;Ontario. The Japanese Paper Place is a major distributor of washi. Jacobi has a vast knowledge of washi, and its use by Western artists.\u0026nbsp;During her lecture she will be imparting her depth of\u0026nbsp;knowledge\u0026nbsp;about heritage and contemporary washi, as well as how artists use it today, including\u0026nbsp;artist Cyb\u0026egrave;le Young. She will also share about the stunning decorative paper known as\u0026nbsp;Chiyogami,\u0026nbsp;its heritage and use by artists as well. Then there will\u0026nbsp;be a show and\u0026nbsp;tell section where Jacobi will\u0026nbsp;shows\u0026nbsp;examples\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;various types\u0026nbsp;of washi and the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking will share Chiyogami\u0026nbsp;sample books and\u0026nbsp;washi\u0026nbsp;artifacts\u0026nbsp;from\u0026nbsp;the collection.\u0026nbsp;This program is geared towards adult audiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Discover the history of Japanese paper"}],"uid":"30829","created_gmt":"2022-02-03 17:45:21","changed_gmt":"2022-02-03 17:45:21","author":"Virginia Howell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-05-31T20:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-05-31T21:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-05-31T21:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-06-01 00:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-06-01 01:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-06-01 01:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"655136":{"id":"655136","type":"image","title":"Nanci Jacobi","body":null,"created":"1643910020","gmt_created":"2022-02-03 17:40:20","changed":"1643910020","gmt_changed":"2022-02-03 17:40:20","alt":"Image of woman facing the camera, wearing glasses. Her hair is chin length, and she is wearing a dark shirt with a navy blue scarf around her neck","file":{"fid":"248393","name":"thumbnail_IMG_1232.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thumbnail_IMG_1232.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thumbnail_IMG_1232.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":49795,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thumbnail_IMG_1232.jpg?itok=7ow9mjvC"}}},"media_ids":["655136"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/virtual-talk-stitch-dye-sculpt-fly-the-endless-versatility-of-washi-tickets-257944026527","title":"Register here"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.paper.gatech.edu","title":"Museum Webpage"}],"groups":[{"id":"508641","name":"Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188251","name":"rcw-lecture"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"},{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"},{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnna Doll\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Eanna.doll@rbi.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-7840\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}