studio/stable at night

This Spring, Professor Linda Lyke's Papermaking and Artists' Books Class present their work that includes handmade paper, signature artists’ books, altered books, and broadsides.

During her residency, Andrea Chung experimented in the papermaking studio, teaching herself a new technique to tell the stories of Jamaican midwives. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/andrea-chung

Photos from Melissa Jay Craig's Portable Papermaking workshop at the Center for Book Arts on October 22-23, 2011.

made from handmade recycled egg cartons and formed over original hat. then stained and leather head band added. been watching alot of Deadwood series lately. thats the inspiration.

photos by Kara Smith

Illustrations for my book Paper Pilgrimage: Bombs, Bandits, and a Vanishing Art in Southeast Asia

Out in 2012 from ThingsAsian Press

PaperPilgrimage.com

Molly works on her shake with water in a cookie tray

From my papermaking expedition a few weeks ago. These are the papermaking frames.

Photos from Melissa Jay Craig's Portable Papermaking workshop at the Center for Book Arts on October 22-23, 2011.

Studio Workspace Resident Trudy Barnes finds inspiration from everyday objects in her environment.

Blue silk roving base with dyed silk noil embellishments.

The variation in paper color is due to the advertisment printed on the back of the tare sheet.

The color variation will not be so odviouse after the paper dries.

This Spring, Professor Linda Lyke's Papermaking and Artists' Books Class present their work that includes handmade paper, signature artists’ books, altered books, and broadsides.

Use your roling pin or wine bottle to gently role over the Felt.

You are doing this to press the paper into the flanel to dry it a little.

Timothy Barrett demonstrates how to make paper

Hinge project. Using handmade paper and hinge techniques, create a large object/composition.

Self pigmented. Hand sewn. Handmade paper.

Here I have used the blue silk roving as the base and embellished with the brightly dyed silk noils.

The paper may blow around a little if there is a breeze, but the felt will make it hard for them to blow too far.

The paper and felt pieces will typically warp during the drying process.

Collect the pieces of paper and felt.

When the Deckle stops rising in the water, slowly raise the Deckle from the tub and let it drain on a jelly role pan.