Overcoming the technical challenges of making art paper from newspaper:
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| handmade paper from New York Times, cotton, postage stamps |
I am currently working on a project that requires using recycled newspapers.
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detail of a sheet of paper made from New York Times and cotton
(black ink from the paper gives the new paper various shades of grey) |
I really like the detail of paper made from printed material,
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| detail of news paper with added text |
however, newspaper isn't archival, quickly becomes muddy in texture,
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| handful of cotton before combining it with torn newspaper to make pulp |
and turns various shades of grey.
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| detail of handmade paper from New York Times (yes to recycling newspapers!) |
After adding 100% cotton to the newspaper pulp, I am pleased with the results. Calcium carbonate was also added to the pulp to further balance the
pH and archival quality.
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