Hello everyone,
May the joy of the Festive Season be yours.
Thankyou to all of you who joined me here for workshops this year. I learnt a lot from you.
I had a most successful and enjoyable felting session with the crafty ladies at Ballarat Steiner school. Look at their delightful felt vessels.
After the flurry of workshops and crafty gatherings I got down to my own work. I completed a book in a waxy Honesty box which I made two of. One for my sister and one for me. This was a challenge my sister and I did, which we built on the theme of collections.
My friend had reminded me of an easy way to apply beeswax to my paper. This helped the Honesty seed pods become visible and gave the box strength. No glue was needed.
I love making a book when I know what it is being used for. When my friends were off to Japan again, and wanted a journal to record the journey, I was delighted. I even found some old Kimono silk to make the bag.
One last thing to suggest. When travelling always carry a piece of chunky hand made paper in case you need to cast a large seed pod found on a beach at Magnetic Island.
The other work I have done was inspired by activities of the Papermakers of Victoria.
I enjoyed a play day where we were reminded of the acetate etching process.
This little plate even worked in my pasta machine press.
A Liz Powell Joomchi workshop taught me much about torturing paper. The sample book I made will hold the instructions for me until I have the strength to return.
A visit to Jamieson with 8 other papermakers was a most enjoyable weekend. Much sharing of ideas and techniques took place with each of us returning home with a good selection of samples.
I collected mine in a concertina structure. The Indigo vat dyed my thread and fabric well so I could stitch a bag to hold my book. One of my favourite activities for the weekend was cyanotype organised by Gail Stiffe.
AT THIS STAGE I HAVE ONE WORKSHOP READY FOR REGISTRATION with Papermakers of Victoria.
Details and registration here: http://papermakers.org.au/workshops/
PAPERMAKING FOR A PURPOSE
Tutor: Barb Adams
22nd April 2018 at Bundoora
Handmade paper can vary greatly. For a handmade paper project to be a success it is helpful to know which paper you should make. This workshop will concentrate on making a variety of pulps which will be made into sample sheets.
You will learn how to make paper suitable for book pages of different shapes and sizes or pages with pockets included when you form the wet pages. Recipes will be provided for pulp making suitable for cards, strong paper for casting, paper into which other items can be included or paper suitable to print photos or text onto.You will take home a book you have made, in which you can store your specific paper pulp recipes and samples of your handmade paper.
While you are at http://papermakers.org.au/workshops/ have look at the other great workshops available.
Early next year I will plan some papermaking and book binding workshops. Perhaps.....Tiny Treasures, Cards with Charisma, Standing and hanging books, Granchildren Journals. Do nay of these interest you?
Please send requests if you have something special you would like to learn.
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