Antique lace is so beautiful
that I wanted to make
paper that resembled it.
The process:
"Blow out" is the name of
the handmade
paper process I used to
make these sheets of paper.
When the pulp is on the mould,
I placed a plastic lace doily
on top of the pulp. Then,
using a water hose, I sprayed
the excess pulp off the mould
leaving only the silhouette
of the lace.
Sshh.... here's the secret:
I kept blowing all the pulp
off the mould, leaving only
bits and pieces of the silhouette.
After two hours of ruining
everything I touched, I finally
was able to perfect the
blow out process.
The secret was controlling the
water when you spray!
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| Photo credit: The City of Baltimore |
I am currently experimenting
with creating translucent papers
from recycled paper products.
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