All of the book making materials have arrived from Talas and Jonathan Talbot, including the special inkjet papers I ordered for the refurbished Epson 2200 that I bought. Papers from other sources began arriving yesterday. Have I ever mentioned my absolute passion for paper? I should write about it sometime...

Yesterday's delivery was from French � one of my all time favorite paper companies. The box weighs almost 20 lbs. Thick stacks of a heavy gray Packing Box Board speckled with multicolored bits were sandwiched in with reams of off white Butcher Paper that is delicate and mottled � so thin you can almost see through it. All of the French papers are recycled and acid free. They were doing it long before it was fashionable.

Any day now I should be getting the last paper order which includes two colors (white and softwhite) of my other favorite paper (and the paper of choice for many book artists) � Mohawk Superfine. I found a good source that sells small quantities in different sizes to the general public, as well as to commercial printers � Anchor Paper. They were great to deal with and so helpful!

I did some test prints yesterday using Somerset Velvet and Hahnemuhle Photo Matte from Talas. I tried the high resolution versions of the Teapot Cake and Cup Cakes from one of last week�s posts. At 16 inches by 12 inches the colors were practically dayglo � and the prints unbelievably beautiful � in fact, surreal. There is still fine tuning and calibration to be done, but ahhhhhhh....