Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

The pureed pulp has been added to the bath with a little bit of ceramic powder too for binding the fibers. Now comes the fun part....dipping the screen in and seeing what gets caught in it!

Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

Algae Papermaking Class

prepping for the restraint dryer

photo by Caron (she stripped, too!)

Flax, washed flax, and hemp pulp

From my papermaking expedition a few weeks ago.

Algae Papermaking Class

Bark to eventually be transformed into paper

Book artist and papermaker Mandy Brannan helped participants to discover the creative possibilities of combining two papermaking techniques; traditional style Japanese papermaking and recycled papermaking. The masterclass began with hand-beating kozo fibres, which add both strength and delicacy to the work. The following stage was working with recycled pulps with found papers, finally creating experimental paper sheets by combining both kozo fibres and recycled pulp.