M A R I E K E L Z E R D E S I G N S
JUST OUT ~ Paste Paper Patterns Volume VII
©2013
50 Original Papers Tipped in. PAINTED 2009-2012. Limited Edition of 18. 5” x 8” 64 Pages. |
Marie Kelzer is a paste paper maker, bookbinder, designer, painter and artist. While studying bookbinding in the mid 1980’s, she fell in love with making "paste papers". She has followed a tried and true paste paper recipe for years. Many of her art works come from this medium.
With her paste paper designs she creates artist books, binds blank books and makes paper products from covered pencils to coasters. She has a line of ArtWorks suitable for framing, paste papers for bookbinding and has painted on canvas in the form of floorcloths and placements. Marie’s paste paper designs, hand bound books and expressive artists’ books are exhibited and collected worldwide by private collectors, art and academic institutions. Her works are sold through shows and online sellers Etsy and Zazzle under the names Marie Kelzer Designs and/or Paper Arts. Marie grew up in Minnesota, lived in North Carolina, Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco; and now resides in Marina Del Rey, California near the ocean breezes and positive ions. 
Paste Paper Patterns Vol. VII
Pages 14-15
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ARTIST STATEMENT
"Our past creates our future. Growing up on a family dairy farm in MN gave me many introspective days for thinking and observing. Studying bookbinding and working in commercial binderies gave me the skills and diligence to create an end product. Painting onto paper allows creative endeavors to spring forth. These practices allow me to create art works. I practice the art of painting paste papers which I discovered as a bookbinder. I like to experiment with paper, canvas and collage. I am intrigued by color and tones as patterns in architecture and nature.
Designing, binding books and painting on paper allow me to search for what lies beneath the surface and discover what tugs at my heart. My artist books come from life’s daily reactions and observations of people and events. Beginning with a concept, thought or perception, I imagine the content, style and binding to best communicate visually in the form of a book. The book is an ideal form and vessel with which to carry ideas."
"Our past creates our future. Growing up on a family dairy farm in MN gave me many introspective days for thinking and observing. Studying bookbinding and working in commercial binderies gave me the skills and diligence to create an end product. Painting onto paper allows creative endeavors to spring forth. These practices allow me to create art works. I practice the art of painting paste papers which I discovered as a bookbinder. I like to experiment with paper, canvas and collage. I am intrigued by color and tones as patterns in architecture and nature.
Designing, binding books and painting on paper allow me to search for what lies beneath the surface and discover what tugs at my heart. My artist books come from life’s daily reactions and observations of people and events. Beginning with a concept, thought or perception, I imagine the content, style and binding to best communicate visually in the form of a book. The book is an ideal form and vessel with which to carry ideas."