Amanda Nelsen’s “Paperworks” comes to completion

As of 6 p.m. on Monday, May 3, visiting book artist Amanda Nelsen's project "Paperworks" was completed. The books, made from the cast-off pages from college library printers is 16 feet long.
Together, Nelsen, friend Sarah Hulsey, book arts program director Katherine Ruffin and conservation librarian Emily Bell worked feverishly over the past few days to combine the individual sections of the book into a completed structure. They first twisted together the cords for individual sections and then sewed in more paper in the connection to make one continuous book.
The project was transported from the Clapp Library where it was completed to its home in the Science Center on Wednesday, May 5. A team of librarians from the college and others already involved in the project worked together to suspend the work in the glass case next to the entrance of the Science Library. Once the heavy book had been deemed secure and the doors closed, Nelsen spoke a few words thanking her many helpers and visitors.
The project was made possible by the '57 Green Fund to promote sustainability.