An ornate yet simple sheet of paper was the start.
With precision folds and imaginative design, it became so much more. Artist Sonja Lehman could turn it into a small box to hold whatever treasures you desired. Or she could create a unique book to display photographs and mementos. A few more folds creates a pocket
Lehman loves the versatility paper offers. She wants to share that love with the entire community.
“Coming up with a concept, figuring out the design process, how to structure it — I enjoy all of that,” she said. “Some projects, I can take it and put my own design into it, to build it into something bigger. I get a lot of reward in that, because there are a lot of surprises in that.”
Lehman brings her whimsical paper art to the Greenwood Public Library, where, throughout the month of September, she’ll serve as the Maker in Residence. Guests can come to the…
