Handmade paper
Because
I love to write unique texts on interesting and structured paper,
creating my own
handmade
paper
appeals to me as a calligrapher.
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| The
unique structure and special qualities of each separate piece of handmade
paper make |
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paper more than
just something to calligraphy or draw on. |
| Each
sheet of paper has its own added value, its
own character ,
its own beauty |
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| At
first, I made sheets of paper based on
industrial celluloses
(cotton linters, abaca, |
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pine, flax…),
silk
fibers ,hemp,
kozo and
waste paper
(recycled paper). Pretty |
| soon
I went in search
for
techniques to make
vegetalpaper
from various types of |
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plants
found in my garden
(bear ‘s
paw, nettles, butterbur, physàlis, weed …) |
| Through
constant experiments with different fibres and techniques, over and
over again, |
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new creations often
develop spontaneously. The
exploration of the limit |
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the usability of liquid paper- and fiber pulp remains a challenge. |
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| 4.
The divers plant materials with their characteristic traits |
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brought together in a
DIALOGUE… |
| To
speak |
| To
listen |
| To
discuss |
| To
communicate |
| To
have an opinion |
| To
measure with others |
| The
desire for freedom of speech |
| The
importance of a human world |
| The
desire to be yourself among others |
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Two apparently contradictory ambitions
of people
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to be 1 individual |
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to be a part of a collective |
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