Buckets of fiber soaking . The white
is cotton linter, the sticks are bamboo
and the small bucket is okra
is cotton linter, the sticks are bamboo
and the small bucket is okra
Next the pulp is colored with pure
pigment. Percol, a retention agent, is
added to bond the cotton fibers to the
pigment.
pigment. Percol, a retention agent, is
added to bond the cotton fibers to the
pigment.
A two part mould called a deckle box
is used to form the sheet of
paper.Pulp is poured into the mold
then whisked around to separate the
fibers.
is used to form the sheet of
paper.Pulp is poured into the mold
then whisked around to separate the
fibers.
The Deckle box is lifted out of the
water and a sheet of paper is formed.
water and a sheet of paper is formed.
The top of the mold or Deckle is
removed, the couching cloth is put on
top of the sheet of paper, then a second
screen and the whole thing is vacuumed
to remove water and compress the fibers.
removed, the couching cloth is put on
top of the sheet of paper, then a second
screen and the whole thing is vacuumed
to remove water and compress the fibers.
The paper is then flipped over and
snapped off the screen.
snapped off the screen.
Finally sheets of paper are drying on
the Muscadine grapevines outside my
studio in Hampton GA
the Muscadine grapevines outside my
studio in Hampton GA
| Papercasting |
Blending the cotton linter in a
everyday household blender.
everyday household blender.
The screen is removed and the paper is
ready to dry.
ready to dry.
Making a paper cast from a plaster of
Paris sweet potato mold.
Paris sweet potato mold.
Sweet potato castings. Can you
guess which one is the real potato
guess which one is the real potato
Forelle Pears also known as trout pears for
their distinctive speckled skin.
3 of these are cast and 3 are real!
their distinctive speckled skin.
3 of these are cast and 3 are real!
| Working with Bamboo |
| Bamboo makes a wonderful, eco-friendly "canvas" for my art work. |
| Helping out the Southeastern Bamboo Society with grove maintenance at Silverbrook Cemetary in Anderson SC. |
Paper...so simple yet so powerful. Its place in history can not be underestimated. We encounter it everyday
in very ordinary ways but its invention in China around AD 105 was a revolutionary and closely guarded
secret for many decades. The development of an affordable and portable material for the translation of
words and pictures presented a tool with unprecedented power.
Today many disciplines, including the arts, are still harnessing it's power to convey ideas and images. The
following pictures and descriptions illustrate the way I go about making paper and paper based artwork in
my studio. If you are interested in learning how to make paper, or have any questions, please feel free to
contact me at artsygeorgia@yahoo.com
in very ordinary ways but its invention in China around AD 105 was a revolutionary and closely guarded
secret for many decades. The development of an affordable and portable material for the translation of
words and pictures presented a tool with unprecedented power.
Today many disciplines, including the arts, are still harnessing it's power to convey ideas and images. The
following pictures and descriptions illustrate the way I go about making paper and paper based artwork in
my studio. If you are interested in learning how to make paper, or have any questions, please feel free to
contact me at artsygeorgia@yahoo.com
| In the Studio |
Growing fibers for paper making at the
Clarkston Community Garden
Clarkston Community Garden
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