Elizabeth Briel
@ebriel.bsky.social
This week in the studio: full-on paper production. Rags hang from every surface and dehumidifiers work overtime
September 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This week in the studio: full-on paper production. Rags hang from every surface and dehumidifiers work overtime
Scottish artist Elizabeth Keith wrote of this woodblock print "Flower Street, Hong Kong" (c.1944):
"A rather difficult one to print. I could not leave the printer to his own sweet will. I suppose that is why I had so few printed...
There will never be a Flower Street like that again in Hong Kong"
"A rather difficult one to print. I could not leave the printer to his own sweet will. I suppose that is why I had so few printed...
There will never be a Flower Street like that again in Hong Kong"
August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Scottish artist Elizabeth Keith wrote of this woodblock print "Flower Street, Hong Kong" (c.1944):
"A rather difficult one to print. I could not leave the printer to his own sweet will. I suppose that is why I had so few printed...
There will never be a Flower Street like that again in Hong Kong"
"A rather difficult one to print. I could not leave the printer to his own sweet will. I suppose that is why I had so few printed...
There will never be a Flower Street like that again in Hong Kong"
A tiny, space-age looking Nakagin capsule bathroom
August 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
A tiny, space-age looking Nakagin capsule bathroom
I've been listening to this podcast since researching a move to Paris several years ago, and am happy to discuss the nature of creativity, the trajectory of cultures through the medium of paper technologies, and a life lived internationally:
laviecreativepodcast.com/2025/07/15/i...
laviecreativepodcast.com/2025/07/15/i...
July 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I've been listening to this podcast since researching a move to Paris several years ago, and am happy to discuss the nature of creativity, the trajectory of cultures through the medium of paper technologies, and a life lived internationally:
laviecreativepodcast.com/2025/07/15/i...
laviecreativepodcast.com/2025/07/15/i...
Silkscreen monoprint of air pollution and hand-lettered text from my dad's final interview on Ruscombe handmade Margaux Premier Cru linen paper. 70 x 50cm, 2023
Source photo: Strasbourg c 1975
Source photo: Strasbourg c 1975
June 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Silkscreen monoprint of air pollution and hand-lettered text from my dad's final interview on Ruscombe handmade Margaux Premier Cru linen paper. 70 x 50cm, 2023
Source photo: Strasbourg c 1975
Source photo: Strasbourg c 1975
Creativity at today's protests at Bastille
@indivisibleparis.bsky.social
@indivisibleparis.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Creativity at today's protests at Bastille
@indivisibleparis.bsky.social
@indivisibleparis.bsky.social
I'm joining the US Veterans and Military Families Caucus, the Diversity Caucus, Indivisible Paris and Democrats Abroad France to "protest against tyranny in the USA....We will rally in solidarity with thousands of "NO KINGS" protests taking place across the USA....and across the world"
June 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm joining the US Veterans and Military Families Caucus, the Diversity Caucus, Indivisible Paris and Democrats Abroad France to "protest against tyranny in the USA....We will rally in solidarity with thousands of "NO KINGS" protests taking place across the USA....and across the world"
it was built in the 18th c to house people who had little money. It's been badly maintained for decades - this is how I was able to buy a place at half of the neighborhood's retail price.
Cheap and central=convenience with consequences. So. Here's to hoping neighbors can band together against this 🤞
Cheap and central=convenience with consequences. So. Here's to hoping neighbors can band together against this 🤞
June 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
it was built in the 18th c to house people who had little money. It's been badly maintained for decades - this is how I was able to buy a place at half of the neighborhood's retail price.
Cheap and central=convenience with consequences. So. Here's to hoping neighbors can band together against this 🤞
Cheap and central=convenience with consequences. So. Here's to hoping neighbors can band together against this 🤞
...and found a visitor crawling up a shirt I had hanging next to the door.
Twice I have stayed in hotel rooms with an active bedbug infestation, and twice (via pesticides, steam & isolation) I managed not to bring them home. Now, someone in my Paris building has made my worst nightmare come true.
Twice I have stayed in hotel rooms with an active bedbug infestation, and twice (via pesticides, steam & isolation) I managed not to bring them home. Now, someone in my Paris building has made my worst nightmare come true.
June 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
...and found a visitor crawling up a shirt I had hanging next to the door.
Twice I have stayed in hotel rooms with an active bedbug infestation, and twice (via pesticides, steam & isolation) I managed not to bring them home. Now, someone in my Paris building has made my worst nightmare come true.
Twice I have stayed in hotel rooms with an active bedbug infestation, and twice (via pesticides, steam & isolation) I managed not to bring them home. Now, someone in my Paris building has made my worst nightmare come true.
So yesterday an anonymous tenant abandoned a mattress in our building's rubbish room which I didn't think much about til I woke up early this AM...
June 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
So yesterday an anonymous tenant abandoned a mattress in our building's rubbish room which I didn't think much about til I woke up early this AM...
Latest addition to the paper studio are vintage small library steps, found on Selency (for a third of what they usually cost).
Most of my art books are kept in the archives a short walk away, but my paper books/books I've worked on will all come here as a resource during studio visits and ateliers
Most of my art books are kept in the archives a short walk away, but my paper books/books I've worked on will all come here as a resource during studio visits and ateliers
May 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Latest addition to the paper studio are vintage small library steps, found on Selency (for a third of what they usually cost).
Most of my art books are kept in the archives a short walk away, but my paper books/books I've worked on will all come here as a resource during studio visits and ateliers
Most of my art books are kept in the archives a short walk away, but my paper books/books I've worked on will all come here as a resource during studio visits and ateliers
After years of wanting a steamer trunk in my life, I finally found one that fits the bill! From late 19th/early 20th century, it's in great condition. I will not be using it for clothing- at least for now. It's on rollers and will hold kitchen accessories as part of my mobile cuisine corner.
May 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
After years of wanting a steamer trunk in my life, I finally found one that fits the bill! From late 19th/early 20th century, it's in great condition. I will not be using it for clothing- at least for now. It's on rollers and will hold kitchen accessories as part of my mobile cuisine corner.
Berlin! This Saturday I'll be @hausdespapiers center for contemporary art in paper to share encounters with papermakers across Southeast Asia and China, papers from my China paper collection, and discuss links with contemporary art today.
10-11am, Seydelstrasse 30/Ecke, Elisabeth-Mara-Straße, Berlin
10-11am, Seydelstrasse 30/Ecke, Elisabeth-Mara-Straße, Berlin
May 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Berlin! This Saturday I'll be @hausdespapiers center for contemporary art in paper to share encounters with papermakers across Southeast Asia and China, papers from my China paper collection, and discuss links with contemporary art today.
10-11am, Seydelstrasse 30/Ecke, Elisabeth-Mara-Straße, Berlin
10-11am, Seydelstrasse 30/Ecke, Elisabeth-Mara-Straße, Berlin
Excavation of embroidered words, visions, histories.
March 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Excavation of embroidered words, visions, histories.
My emotional support guy:
March 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My emotional support guy:
Preparing for my upcoming residency in Jingdezhen (China's ancient porcelain capital) I've just rejoined WeChat. I use it mainly when traveling in China / for China-based contacts. Feel free to add me.
March 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Preparing for my upcoming residency in Jingdezhen (China's ancient porcelain capital) I've just rejoined WeChat. I use it mainly when traveling in China / for China-based contacts. Feel free to add me.
Thanks to #SouthwestAirlines for hassle-free changes (even on budget tickets) and generous baggage allowances. Been stressed about next month's US trip to see family for my mom's 80th birthday I and messed up on dates. Luckily the airline charged only US$3 (flight price difference) to date change!
March 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Thanks to #SouthwestAirlines for hassle-free changes (even on budget tickets) and generous baggage allowances. Been stressed about next month's US trip to see family for my mom's 80th birthday I and messed up on dates. Luckily the airline charged only US$3 (flight price difference) to date change!
March 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Today I planned to pick up an electric screwdriver and finally assemble the couch delivered to my studio last week. Instead will spend the afternoon at the cinema after wrangling with PDFs. Still have not managed to shower at noon!
Me in theory vs me in reality
[photos by @natachalee.bsky.social ]
Me in theory vs me in reality
[photos by @natachalee.bsky.social ]
March 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Today I planned to pick up an electric screwdriver and finally assemble the couch delivered to my studio last week. Instead will spend the afternoon at the cinema after wrangling with PDFs. Still have not managed to shower at noon!
Me in theory vs me in reality
[photos by @natachalee.bsky.social ]
Me in theory vs me in reality
[photos by @natachalee.bsky.social ]
A rare exception to this is an upcoming week of working in the porcelain city of Jingdezhen China to research Ming Dynasty porcelain painting with cobalt glazes, for a better understanding of the origins of blue-and-white ceramics that became a part of everyday life in many parts of the world.
March 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A rare exception to this is an upcoming week of working in the porcelain city of Jingdezhen China to research Ming Dynasty porcelain painting with cobalt glazes, for a better understanding of the origins of blue-and-white ceramics that became a part of everyday life in many parts of the world.
Residency applications pop up in my inbox and social media feeds but for the first time ever I've no desire to apply for them. I've moved to a city packed with arts and culture and the intense focus required to establish myself means nowhere else holds my attention-something I never thought possible
![Photo of white vaulted stone space artists studio with fluorescent lighting, sink to the left and misc [paper] machine and luggage on white tiled floor. At bottom is "Demenage!!" ["Moved!!"] indicating the artist has moved studios into this space](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:45vf7h43pgqrs7aru43qj2id/bafkreibqsyri2lne4ahoylztdxo5jfxapcvdypdrkb7mgehvm4lzxubgvy@jpeg)
March 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Residency applications pop up in my inbox and social media feeds but for the first time ever I've no desire to apply for them. I've moved to a city packed with arts and culture and the intense focus required to establish myself means nowhere else holds my attention-something I never thought possible
Venus, a designer from Macau, is here in Paris for Fashion Week. She loves motorbikes and observing traffic wherever she travels. Of Paris she says: "Traffic lights for pedestrians are basically decorating."
www.instagram.com/p/DG_bc4FzBh9/
www.instagram.com/p/DG_bc4FzBh9/
March 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Venus, a designer from Macau, is here in Paris for Fashion Week. She loves motorbikes and observing traffic wherever she travels. Of Paris she says: "Traffic lights for pedestrians are basically decorating."
www.instagram.com/p/DG_bc4FzBh9/
www.instagram.com/p/DG_bc4FzBh9/
Photos from my first [but not last] Paris paper tour include my China paper collection, one handmade by Tai people in Yunnan to wrap pu'erh tea for a century or more as it ages.
Thanks to AAWE for organizing and bringing curiosity to the galleries on a rainy day
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Thanks to AAWE for organizing and bringing curiosity to the galleries on a rainy day
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February 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Photos from my first [but not last] Paris paper tour include my China paper collection, one handmade by Tai people in Yunnan to wrap pu'erh tea for a century or more as it ages.
Thanks to AAWE for organizing and bringing curiosity to the galleries on a rainy day
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Thanks to AAWE for organizing and bringing curiosity to the galleries on a rainy day
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I love Parisian stairways. Ours is more simple than @sardonicus.eu's beautiful example but it's home
February 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I love Parisian stairways. Ours is more simple than @sardonicus.eu's beautiful example but it's home
If you see this quote post with a beach photo from your gallery
![white woman with brown hair kneels on sandy beach, pours from a red bucket onto a wooden frame [paper screen] with water and island behind and two large wooden screens in front, covered in white paper](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:45vf7h43pgqrs7aru43qj2id/bafkreibdluiqstelkuyqgi3wv6uegcjnj4e4b773e6bbwppibqn2soblka@jpeg)
February 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you see this quote post with a beach photo from your gallery