Five young workers pose for a picture in front of paper rollers and a paper cutter at the Newton Falls Paper Mill. Newton Falls, NY. Circa 1890. Courtesey of the Town of Clifton Museum.

Next it is painted with a 50/50 mixture of acrylic gloss medium and water.

Next we blended the white paper scraps to make paper pulp.

Making paper while I was living in Mexico.

with Josie Beszant

at Oxbow papermaking studio

My students used the sheets of paper they made for Mother's Day cards.

Happy Mother's Day to my mom

and to all moms out there! =D

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

The white edge was still damp when placed in the sun and dried lighter than the rest of the bark, which was already dry.

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

Shredding the paper for recycling (process out of order!).

Curious how creative communities can work to protect the environment, Sheila Nakitende brought her interdisciplinary practice to the papermaking studio. Check it out on our blog: bit.ly/sheila-nakitende

This papermaking workshop had teachers getting messy making plantable paper!

Photos from the Feb 4-5, 2012 workshop with Aimee Lee. Paper felting, cording and weaving over two days!

The Pilot Machine 1902.