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After experimenting with techniques on how to make paper, I found the best way and developed my technique which I feel is best for preparing and making paper. I created a youtube video showing how I prepare for making paper. I found this technique the most effective and easiest whilst also making it quite compact and this will help when coming to create my final piece and using this technique in the studio too. Making it more reasonable to have a small setup will make it easier to plan the process of paper making in my final exam.  Due to me using relativly white paper to begin with, I can produce rather white paper without the need for bleaching. The final outcome is mostly white with scattered black spots, which are fro the print on the paper before, and some faded blue spots from bleeding pen ink. But I find these add to the texture and give the paper more depth.  Below is the video of how to turn the pulp into sheets of paper. When making plain paper, I guess...

When looking for artists I wanted to investigate techniques people use on handmade paper. When looking or artists, I came across Mithu Sen, an Indian artist who works on handmade paper. Her work has erotic and feminine undertones and focuses on human interactions. Below is a piece titled Behind the Tail II. Its a piece made of mixed media, watercolor, collage, gold leaf, inks, and fabrics over handmade paper. I find her use of the flowers to match the delicacy that the paper processes and contrasts the structural bones. In response to this, I wanted to create some pieces painting flowers using inks and seeing how the medium reacts to my handmade paper. Inspired by Sen, I created some drawings on handmade paper using pencils to sketch the bone structures and using red synthetic ink to add accents, like Sen uses. By using pencils, I created more shading and definition to the bones to give the piece more depth. This contrast the single tone of the red ink as there's no shading o...

Paper is an everyday item in most peoples lives today and is taken for granted. By exploring the properties and qualities of paper, I'll have to dissect what goes into the papermaking process, and explore the impact this has on the environment. To begin this investigation, I decided to take it back to the basics of paper, the properties and the structure of paper. Altering the properties of the paper changes the structure, and by making my own paper I can choose the type of paper I make as an outcome. I'd also like to look at the impact I have on the environment and look into more factors which as a society we could improve to help the environment. A large factor of this is being deforestation and wasting paper. Most people take paper for granted and don't think about how much waste one produces on a daily basis. Just from my experience, I work as a cashier in a busy retail shop and the amount of waste paper just from receipts alone means I can fill a small paper bin ...