2024 Handmade Paper Exchange š
Hello, handmade papermakers! You are invited to participate in the 3rd annual full-sheet handmade paper swap! This exchange is open to ALL levels of papermaker. Your organizers are Sophia Hotzler … Continue reading
Pulping and Refining
Pulping and refining are two papermaking processes that affect the mechanical properties of the finished product. This video gives an overview of the topic.
JOIN IN: 2019 PAPER SWATCH SWAP!
Do you make handmade paper? Would you like to participate in a swatch swap with papermakers from around the globe? Here is a great opportunity! Sign up to particpate by … Continue reading
Project Recap – Hand Papermaking Journal Portfolio #12
A curated collection of pieces from artists working in pulp painting was the first Hand Papermaking Journal portfolio I sat with in person. It was Hand Papermaking Journal Portfolio #7, it was at … Continue reading
3 Formation Facts & 3 Ways to Better Yours
Formation describes how uniformly the fibers and other solid components of a paper furnish are distributed in the finished sheet and is massively important! Good formation results in desired outcomes … Continue reading
Instagram Scrapbook
Hello – it’s me! This year has been a year of travel and figuring things out and I’ve been wondering – how to get back into the blogging that I’ve … Continue reading
The Three P’s: Porosity, Permeability and Permeance
All space is space in which to create. Eric Maisel I discovered an invisible empire of the air. Lee de Forest Think about a sheet of paper and you might … Continue reading
Interview and Article: Silvia Turbiner – Visual Artist
Some of you might remember the interview I posted a year ago when I was working in Buenos Aires.Ā In the first week of my apprenticeship my mentor, Alejandro Geiler, told … Continue reading
Rare Book School Wrap Up
I just got home from my paper geek-out week at the Rare Book School, at the University of Virginia. Two of the afternoon sessions consisted of a special collection showcase … Continue reading
Late Night Schoolin’ – Rare Book Style
Just fell into bed with my computer; it’s the end of day twoĀ at the Rare Book School (RBS) in hot and humid Charlottesville, VA. I’m here taking a course in … Continue reading
Interview: Christine Wilson of Studio Kreativity, Inc
Christine Wilson is a hand papermaker in St.Lucia, specializing in banana fiber papers and paper products.Ā She’s been busyĀ preparing for global entrepreneurship week, where she is hosting a brunch featuring women … Continue reading
The Future of the Craft
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot … Continue reading
Video: Papermaking en espaƱol / Action Verbs
When I started doing the papermaking en espaƱol series, I knew we would need a little action for all the action verbs in papermaking. This is my first go at … Continue reading
The Fiber Wire 