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.
box 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.
paper is 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!
for 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
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 the Studio |
Growing fibers for paper making at the
Clarkston Community Garden
Clarkston Community Garden
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