the First Twenty Years
by Lydia Fegan
This project began as a way to remember the people who started what is now called Primrose Paper Arts Inc. and the vision that drove them to work so hard to establish it. The first ten years from 1990/91 saw the tremendous work these women put in to lay the foundations for the enterprise, and the next ten years saw the consolidation of their work as more and more people, almost all women, stepped up to ensure its continuation as a valuable sustainable resource for artists and all members of the community and to keep alive the art of handmade paper.
Originally known as Primrose Paperworks, the Primrose Paper Arts group operates in the Art & Crafts Centre, at Primrose Park, in Cremorne, NSW, which opened in 1991 under the auspices of North Sydney Council.