Tag: Paper making
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Drypoint trials I’d like to create a concertina book with a whole array of handbags on display. Drypoint isn’t something I’ve done a lot of…
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Over recent weeks I’ve been in the papermaking studio creating some new sheets for myself. At the end of June my friend Dinah and myself…
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Having cropped my chosen image (see previous blog post) I cut a piece of lino in reverse. To provide more options I also designed and…
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On recent visits to the papermaking studio I’ve been exploring laminating paper. In papermaking terms this means layering multiple pulled pieces together into a single…
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A couple of weeks ago I posted about making paper pulp from a variety of materials including denim and hessian. After the workshop there was…
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Last week three of us met at Primrose Park to pulp a variety of fibres to be used to create paper at an upcoming workshop…
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I’ve started transforming some of my kozo fibre (general term for the inner bark of mulberry trees) into sheets of paper. I cut some up…
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Over recent months I’ve documented my progress in printing some Banksia themed solar plates I was given late last year. Some of them are quite…
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A day of paper-making this week produced some pristine white A4 sheets ready for printing on in a couple of weeks. Using scraps of recycled…
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After my paper-making last week I had a little pulp remaining and decided to de-freeze some banana fibre pulp I made last year and see…
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Yesterday. At home. Computer off. Mobile phone out of sight. Just my husband, my dog Jack and myself. A rare day, determined to keep the…
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Size noun 1. any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or…
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Do you know how far the contents of a blender splatter when you’re not paying attention and don’t ensure the lid is on before flicking…
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My friend Judy & I decided to have a go at this. I’ve never done it before, never seen it done and haven’t watched any…
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Following on from my last post, this week I pulped some more of my old print proofs (yes, you’ve guessed it, I have quite a…
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About 18 months ago I shredded some of my print proofs and recycled them into new paper, ready to be printed on again. At that…
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Yes, I know, teabags are old-hat. Everyone works with them. However, in my view, they are cheap, readily available, durable but lightweight, stain well, and…
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Following on from my papermaking lesson recently I had my second go on Monday with my own shredded paper. As could be seen from my…
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Recently I had a paper-making lesson. I’ve made paper once before but it was in a large class situation and most of the preparation was…