I found out about a Red Dzao village in Sapa that makes bamboo paper. On a lark hiked to the village after a long day trekking. It was late in the afternoon and late in the season for making paper. They were only prepared to show me the paper and describe the process.

They boil the bamboo fibers, beat them by hand and then take the pulp patting out onto fabric to try in the sun. The finished sheet is approximately 1 x .5 meters. After talking the men were prepared to demonstrate the process but with a 2-kilometer walk back to the Topas eco village and the sun setting I declined.

red: gampi, green: kozo

At the LVR-Industriemuseum Papiermühle Alte Dombach.

Takefu

Takefu

Takefu

Two panel Diptych.

Handmade paper, pulp painted and screen printed.

Debossed inner ear.

Between the silkscreen and papermaking studios, Art-in-Ed resident Vanessa Adams creates a new signpost for her series "How to Regain Sight."

Hand Papermaking 25 Year celebration gathering in Chicago, Illinois at the Columbia College Center for Books and Paper

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

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

Where Art & Paper meet

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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

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

Their paper is made from cloth.

Blogging about our trip to Amalfi.

From my papermaking expedition a few weeks ago. This is the book press and papermaking blankets.

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

Between the silkscreen and papermaking studios, Art-in-Ed resident Vanessa Adams creates a new signpost for her series "How to Regain Sight."

At the LVR-Industriemuseum Papiermühle Alte Dombach.

Trishia Martin demonstrating stencil use and pulp spraying.

The Pilot Machine 1902

On Octobert 15, 2010 at 1:00 the Cleveland Public Library Special Collections Department celebrated Octavofest with a papermaking demonstration with artists from the Morgan Paper Conservacy including Claudio Orso-Giacone and Tom Balbo.

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

At the LVR-Industriemuseum Papiermühle Alte Dombach.

Between the silkscreen and papermaking studios, Art-in-Ed resident Vanessa Adams creates a new signpost for her series "How to Regain Sight."