Hand-made paper
I spent last week at a papermaking workshop at the Ox-Bow School of Art , the summer school of the Art Institute (open to non-students). I've never made paper before, but I wanted to try out Ox-Bow (it's closer to me than the other places I've gone for week-long workshops), and I was interested in trying out something new, just for the pleasure of it, and figuring there might be connections one way or another with textile work. At a minimum, I figured, I'd come out with some paper that I could use to make cards. That was certainly accomplished, and if it was easier to make paper in my own studio, I'd be tempted to continue with it. The teacher, Andrea Peterson , was excellent. If you're interested to see a couple of short videos of her in her studio, you can watch here (includes a demonstration of painting with pulp directly on the paper) and here (is a tour of her studio, showing the equipment used). The students were also a great group, about 2/3 Art Institu...