| Title | Interluceo |
| Artist / Creator | Helen Hiebert |
| Press Name | Helen Hiebert Studio |
| Artist's Nationality | United States |
| Place of Publication | Edwards, CO |
| Publication Date | 2015 |
| Contributors | Béatrice Coron |
| Process / Technique | Letterpress printing by Tom Leech, Palace of the Governors Press |
| Number of Images | 7 handcut illustrations, 7 watermarks |
| Structure / Binding | Soft cover with hand-sewn exposed spine, bound and boxed by Claudia Cohen |
| Paper Stock | artist-made translucent abaca and abaca/cotton papers |
| Number of Pages | 72 |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 9.25 x 9.25 x 0.5 inches |
| Edition Size | 25 |
| Box / Wrapper | Clamshell box |
| Signed & Numbered | Yes |
Interluceo by Helen Hiebert - SOLD
Interluceo is defined as to shine or gleam between, to be transparent, to let light through gaps. Illustrated with 7 hand-cut paper illustrations (translucent abaca paper in hues of rainbow) that portray the mysteries of life: a baby in the womb, a couple, a child, a child gaining strength and running to embrace life, the building of a home (the pentagonal shape), exploring the world and, finally, spiritual contemplation. Seven white handmade cotton/abaca papers feature seven intricate geometric watermarks which relate to the numbers one to seven and their corresponding shapes: point, line, triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, septagon.
Enter into the mystery of light and color exhibited in these beautiful pages. The ultimate reward is the turning of each page as the story unfolds through forms as well as color and light. Abstract enough for the reader to enter his own story, but concrete enough to be visual poetry.
Artist Bio
Helen Hiebert is a Colorado artist who constructs installations, sculptures, films, artists’ books and works in paper using handmade paper as her primary medium. She teaches, lectures and exhibits her work internationally and online, and is the author of the several how-to books about papermaking and papercrafts. Helen has an extensive network of paper colleagues around the world and her interest in how things are made (from paper) keeps her up-to-date on current paper trends, which she writes about in her weekly blog called The Sunday Paper. She holds an annual paper retreat and papermaking master classes in her Red Cliff studio each September.