Handmaking Paper
Plant Pulp Explorations
Sculpture and Vessels
Paper Beads
Figured Papers
Cards and Books
Suppliers, Sources
Tools and Resources
I began this journey in the mid - 90s of the 20th century, As a poet and writer I wanted to make the substrate that carried my thoughts and words. Papermaking remains an enduring endeavor, a persistent passion, that continues to inform and inspire me, despite aging and disability
Akua Lezli Hope
Creator
Akua Lezli Hope is a creator who uses sound, words, fiber, glass, metal, and wire to create poems, patterns, stories, music, ornaments, wearables, jewelry, adornments and peace whenever possible.
An avid freeformer, her current interest is in using figural motifs in crochet fabric and small loom weaving. She has produced over 125 independently published patterns.
An award-winning poet, her first collection, Embouchure, won a Writers Digest Award. Her new collection, THEM GONE, is published by The Word Works (2018).
Akua has been making paper from scratch, by hand for more than 20 years. She exhibits her art work regularly.
Copyright 2018 Akua Lezli Hope