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Showing posts with label how to make paper. Show all posts
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Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Making Custom paper for my watercolorist/pastel friend
My friend, Karen, has pushed me into making custom paper for her. She is a watercolorist and pastel artist. Together, we are going to make some awesome paper for her to create waterolors and pastel work. Her website is karenchambers.com
I thought I would give you a few of our conversations to show how this works:
Karen--I'm building my papermaking contacts so that special orders like yours will be a main stay of my business.
The paper I made yesterday is 9 x 14. I really want you to try it and all the different ways you listed. It is 100% cotton, with calcium carbonate to maintain acid free and has a sizing in the pulp which helps prevent water absorbancy.
Let's get together one day this week and I can show you what I have made.
Pam
Karen came and picked up 8 sheets of paper.
Pam,
I have used two sheets of the paper for pen and ink drawings. I think the images would show up better if there was about half as much plant fiber inclusions. Also, the paper responds even to the moisture in the ink of my drawing pens. It doesn't bleed but it picks up and shreds as if it were wet. A little smoother surface might work better. Other than that it works really well for drawing. I'll try pastels next. Since there is no moisture involved, we shoud get different results. I still think a little less plant fiber is better as it is also distracting for the design. I am having fun, however. Karen
Karen
Great info! I will adjust the plant fibers and the sizing which prevents the ink bleeding. I know I can correct the bleeding. Pam
Pam,
It is not exactly bleeding. It just disintegrates if it get damp and sticks to the felt nib of my pen. Sometime soon, before I send these to the Atlanta gallery, I want to let you see what I have done with it as far as drawings. It works great for botanicals. Your paper gives it a personality it would not have with any storebought stuff. We may have a great partnership here! Karen
I thought I would give you a few of our conversations to show how this works:
Karen--I'm building my papermaking contacts so that special orders like yours will be a main stay of my business.
The paper I made yesterday is 9 x 14. I really want you to try it and all the different ways you listed. It is 100% cotton, with calcium carbonate to maintain acid free and has a sizing in the pulp which helps prevent water absorbancy.
Let's get together one day this week and I can show you what I have made.
Pam
Karen came and picked up 8 sheets of paper.
Pam,
I have used two sheets of the paper for pen and ink drawings. I think the images would show up better if there was about half as much plant fiber inclusions. Also, the paper responds even to the moisture in the ink of my drawing pens. It doesn't bleed but it picks up and shreds as if it were wet. A little smoother surface might work better. Other than that it works really well for drawing. I'll try pastels next. Since there is no moisture involved, we shoud get different results. I still think a little less plant fiber is better as it is also distracting for the design. I am having fun, however. Karen
Karen
Great info! I will adjust the plant fibers and the sizing which prevents the ink bleeding. I know I can correct the bleeding. Pam
Pam,
It is not exactly bleeding. It just disintegrates if it get damp and sticks to the felt nib of my pen. Sometime soon, before I send these to the Atlanta gallery, I want to let you see what I have done with it as far as drawings. It works great for botanicals. Your paper gives it a personality it would not have with any storebought stuff. We may have a great partnership here! Karen
Check out Karen's website!! She's extremely talented and busy!!
Would you like custom made paper? Contact me at http://www.papermajik.etsy.com/
More posts to come showing how she used my paper!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Well, Here I am again at a late notice at updating my blog!
I am offereing some of my Christmas cards on early sale.
Check them out:
http://www.etsyonsale.com/shop/papermajik
I am offereing some of my Christmas cards on early sale.
Check them out:
http://www.etsyonsale.com/shop/papermajik
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Secret Revealed!!!
I am so excited and pleased to announce my secret--my first video on how to make hand made paper!! It has been in process for many months--we've (my son & I) taped 4 different videos. The link today is the final product. We both are so proud of our hard work.
Well, technical difficulties....can't upload video. Will try again later! Need to cut to 100 MB. Maybe tonight!
Well, I've successfully uploaded the video to facebook.
Click and check it out.
After watching the video, please answer the question--would you be interested in a more detailed description of papermaking?
Well, technical difficulties....can't upload video. Will try again later! Need to cut to 100 MB. Maybe tonight!
Well, I've successfully uploaded the video to facebook.
Click and check it out.
After watching the video, please answer the question--would you be interested in a more detailed description of papermaking?
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