She visited two villages where people make a paper called washi from plant fibers. They talk about putting their soul into the paper. Each piece of paper is unique, because of the person who makes it, the quality of the plant fiber, the water, the sun, and the seasons.
Nothing exists without each other.
It's a very spiritual experience. Ruby-Baird, who received a professional development grant from the university for the trip, also visited design centers in Tokyo and studied traditional Japanese crafts. She bought a washi mold and hopes to use the paper in her artwork and classes. Dr. Simon Sibelman , assistant professor of French, presented a public lecture at the Spiro Institute, King's College, University of London in March. His lecture was the third in the current Ashdown Lectures on Jewish Letters.