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In 2003, he visited Japan to work with the master paper maker, Sensei
Fujimori-san, considered a "National treasure" in Japan. Today Peter Lazarov makes his own papers, using the ancient Japanese techniques. One may consider Lazarov to be the only Bulgarian artist who possesses this knowledge.
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In 2002 he founded his own private press, PEPELpress, for limited-edition, hand-made books. In 2006 two of his books, notably “Shoji” and "Melancholi...", were chosen amongst the 50 best bibliographical editions in The
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Since 1990 Lazarov has been living in The
Netherlands. Almost completely unknown in his home country, Peter Lazarov is one of the very few living artists within the official collection of the
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consists of three Dutch haiku by his son, Teodor, and three wood-engravings by himself.
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