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New handmade paper

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Claire B

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 pulped some unidentified plant fibre which quickly disintegrated and we had to add some other … Continue reading →

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Marks in Nature: 6

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Claire B

Pages: Multi layer print and collage. Chine collé and drawing. Gelli plate peel print using dried plant material. Now to put the book together.

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Marks in Nature: 5

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Claire B

Pages: Masked acrylic paint prints using clingfilm to create texture. Multi layer chine collé and paint. Gelli plate peel print using dried plant material. Masking and chine collé.

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Marks in Nature: 4

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Claire B

Pages: Chine collé and other collaged pieces of handmade paper were included here. The stencil was used as a mask to achieve this negative image transfer. Overlaid chine collé pieces. Plant dyed tissue was slightly crumpled and adhered to the … Continue reading →

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Marks in Nature: 3

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Claire B

Pages: The carved lino was initially rolled with Stormy Grey oil-based ink. Prior to printing I decided I wasn’t going to like the colour against the (mainly) banana fibre paper so, to remove the ink and start again, I sprayed … Continue reading →

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Marks in Nature: 1

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Claire B

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 cut a stencil along similar lines. The stencil is shown on black paper so it’s … Continue reading →

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Plant Fibre Paper

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Claire B

A couple of weeks ago I was at the paper arts studio with a friend to check and replenish our supply of paper pulp in preparation for a beginners workshop. There was no plant fibre pulp but we found a … Continue reading →

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Paper experimentation

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Claire B

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 finished sheet. I started with white: as much as possible recycled cotton rag printing paper … Continue reading →

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Banksia Book – Constructed

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Claire B

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 worn, or possibly not etched deeply enough to start with, but they have been a … Continue reading →

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Completed: Monoprinted concertina book

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Claire B

Claire Brach, In Isolation, 2020, free-standing articulated concertina book, commercial & handmade paper, mixed media drawing & painting, monoprinting

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Part 3: Monoprinted vignettes

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Claire B

Finally every page printed.  32 different plants printed in isolation, each showcased in their own right.  Here is a selection. I also printed some of my book pages without the background.  The plants are so lovely on their own I … Continue reading →

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Pineapple paper

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Claire B

A friend gave me some semi-prepared pineapple fibre to make into paper.  The fronds of the pineapple plant had been stripped and dried before being shaped into a hank. I pulled it apart, chopped it into short lengths and boiled … Continue reading →

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The value of my banana tree

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Claire B

Having planted 2 banana trees a few years ago we’ve cut one down and harvested the fibres, as there are others now growing. The tree was split into 3; the inner trunk fibre, outer trunk fibre and the leaves/fronds.  These … Continue reading →

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Banana pulp

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Claire B

Remember my baby banana trees from way back in October 2016? The left-hand one, living in direct sunlight, grew enormous, had a baby, and was chopped down a month ago.  The baby, now a late teenager (!!), has a baby … Continue reading →

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Mixing more pulp

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Claire B

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 how it would mix with the rest.  I also had a bit of recycled pale … Continue reading →

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Off the grid

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Claire B

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 world out. The sun was bright, a little windy but warm and I was in … Continue reading →

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The glory of oranges

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Claire B

I love my orange tree.  It’s the pride of my garden, closely followed by my mandarin and banana trees.  I’m not a great gardener but this tree rewards me every year, and I’ve just harvested kilos and kilos of gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Banana fibre paper

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Claire B

I boiled up my banana fibre a few weeks ago and last week blended it to a smooth pulp ready to make paper.  I decided to combine it with some of the leftover  pale-yellow cardstock pulp I made when working … Continue reading →

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Banana paper: Stage 1

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Claire B

Whilst having a huge clean-up at Primrose Park recently (the home of Primrose Paper Artists) one of our members came across a couple of bags of banana fibre ready for boiling, before pulping and making paper.  We couldn’t work out … Continue reading →

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Tree theme: Collaging plant fibre

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Claire B

Working with my semi prepared swiss cheese plant (Monstera Deliciosa) fibre that I prepared here and here I started shaping and mixing the fibre with some cardamom pulp (kindly donated to me by another paper maker, Jill). Using an old … Continue reading →

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Plant fibre paper: Strelitzia

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Claire B

Having started down the route of learning to make paper from plant material (see previous posts re Monstera Deliciosa trials) I spent a day with my friends at Primrose Paper Arts learning the basics.  As I have a huge Strelitzia … Continue reading →

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Plant fibre paper: Progress …… or not

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Claire B

Yesterday, after another period of boiling my swiss cheese plant fibre I let it cool down in the pot overnight.  This morning, out it came straight into a pillow case for the rinsing process again.  No slime, but possibly a … Continue reading →

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Plant fibre paper: My first foray!

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Claire B

Ever since seeing a friend pulping banana leaf & stalk and then later turning it into wonderful textural paper sheets I’ve been wanting to have a go. Mandy made two colours, that I saw.  One was a beautiful rich brown, … Continue reading →

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