#handmade paper

[uwmspeccoll]

Papermaking at AP3!

A couple weeks ago and even this past Tuesday, we showed you how, after students in my History of Books & Printing class (INFOST 603) read about the invention of type and letterpress in Europe, we went down to Team Nerd Letterpress, set wood type, and printed a poster. Last week, after reading about the history and technique of hand papermaking, we took a field trip to Anchor Press, Paper, and Print (AP3) in the Riverwest section of Milwaukee to engage in some papermaking.

First, AP3 president Marilyn Propp demonstrated hogging the vat, using the deckle, dipping the screen, pulling a form, and couching the paper onto felts (here's a glossary) -- top three images. Then Miria tried their hands at the process, with much success (next three images). Afterwards, it was a free-for-all, with everyone making paper for the next hour and a half; here in succession are Anna, Caring, Adam, Georgia, and Catherine (with Taj in the background).

The last image is of some still-wet paper forms on felts (actually, synthetic pellons), with attempts at inclusions and paper lamination. The students were clearly exhilarated, and everyone went home exhausted and happy!

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-- MAX, Head of Special Collections

#Papermaking #hand papermaking #handmade paper #paper #instructions sessions #students #graduate students #Information Studies #INFOST 603 #letterpress printing #Marilyn Propp #Anchor Press Paper and Print #AP3 #student work

[mjohnsonartz]

“The Patient” (2021)

Handmade paper, monotype, and found object installation

In the context of medicine, what does it mean to be born “different? How is the helpless body of the deformed, defective, or debilitated patient regarded by the doctor? Is it tragedy from the beginning? Is it the justification for a benevolent surgeon’s science experiments? Contending with questions about my own medical history, the Patient asks: what does it look like when your body isn’t your own? How does it feel?

Viewers were encouraged to enter past the gallery's glass partition and handle the folder of documents, which contained copies of medical records of consultations, physical exams, and surgical procedures that I experienced from ages 4 to 6. On the cover and nestled between the pages of documents are a series of monotypes responding to the events.

#sculpture #installation #handmade paper #monotype

[mooshroomteeth]

doodle on handmade paper from a friend!!

#collaborative art between her papermaking and my drawing :D #illustration #art #handmade paper #papermaking #artists on tumblr #my art #traditional art #illustrators on tumblr #goblintoad

[hyperiionvii]

the mountain goats | absolute lithops effect

#fucking around with printmaking again #been listening to all hail west texas a lot recently #printmaking #handmade paper #linocut #stamps #illustration #the mountain goats #absolute lithops effect

[maidenfly]

#art #handmade paper

[uispeccoll]

#MiniatureMonday

Wildflowers of the John Muir Trail

This the finale to our little summer series focusing on a small fraction of the lovely artists books by Peter and Donna Thomas.

This is also my last Miniature Monday post, as I am moving to my new job after graduating this spring. It has been great sharing all these lovely minis, and I am looking forward to seeing those that are posted in the future! --Diane

This wonderful collection of illustrations features plants painted by Donna Thomas while she was hiking the John Muir Trail with Katy McLaughlin.

"They identified these flowers together & Donna painted them on the spot. Donna made this book, using handmade paper made by Peter Thomas. "--Colophon.

Continuous accordion folded strip made from five sections folded to form forty leaves.

Peter and Donna Thomas are "book artists from Santa Cruz, CA. They work both collaboratively and individually; letterpress printing, hand-lettering and illustrating texts, making paper, and hand binding both fine press and artists’ books." They have made over 100 limited edition books, often with Peter making the paper, and Donna doing the illustrations.

Check out more of Donna and Peter's books at Uiowa here.

--Diane R., Special Collections Graduate Student

#uiowa #UIowa Special Collections #Peter&DonnaThomas #John Muir #Plants #Botanical illustration #Paintings #Hiking #John Muir Trail #Handmade paper #Wildflowers of the John Muir Trail #Wildflowers #rare books #miniaturemonday

[iinkbones]

small paintings on handmade paper

#traditional art #iinky art #artists on tumblr #art #mixed media #handmade paper #contemporary art

[fawniart]

printed on my very own paper that i handmade with garden herbs!! 🍐✨

#linocut #block printing #printmaking #papermaking #handmade paper #lino print

[nokhamul]

i made paper then made a pojagi-inspired quilt from it. a win for textile-influenced paper enthusiasts

#my art #textiles #kozo paper #handmade paper #quilt #quilting #pojagi #i need to figure out how to get a half-decent photo of this and also a better pole to hang it on …

[samimarkart]

honey bee print, block print on embossed handmade paper. $20 including shipping, message me if interested! (multiple available)

#bee #honey bee #bug #insect #bug art #printmaking #block carving #handmade paper

[uwmspeccoll]

Staff Pick of the Week

Growing up near the Ganga River in the cultural wellspring of Mithilia, Rambharos Jha spent much of his childhood observing the natural world and traditional arts of the region. When his father began working with a government project to breathe life into local art traditions, Rambharos had the opportunity to study Madhubani women painting walls and courtyards in their renowned Mithilia style utilizing natural dyes and pigments to depict people engaging with nature and deities.  

Inspired by these encounters, Rambharos began his artistic painting career in line with the traditional motifs of Hindu mythology but has since evolved his practice to better represent his personal experiences and experimental mediums. Waterlife, published in 2012 by Tara Books, is a culmination of Rambharos’s efforts to balance the delicate traditions of Mithilia art with his contemporary ideas. Waterlife is silkscreen-printed by hand on handmade cotton paper and masterfully plays with adding movement and new subjects and environments to the classic Mithilia medium marrying Rambharos’s childhood memories and folk legends.  

View more Staff Picks here.

-Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern 

#Staff Pick of the Week #rambharos jha #waterlife #tara books #mithilia art #screenprinting #handmade paper #staff pick #silkscreen #Indian art #Madhubani India #Jenna #artists books

[moth-and-fern-paper-co]

☕️🤎loose leaf or hand bound 🤎☕️

#dark acamedia #bookblr #bookish #cottagecore #cozycore #bujo #vintage #scrap journal #artists on tumblr #stationery #handmade paper #goblincore #light acamedia #pagan #spiled ink #author #shops #vintage aesthetic

[dr-bloodstain]

“Sardine”

#linoleum #linoprint #handcrafted #linocut #recycled paper #ink on paper #handmade paper #paper art #block printing #papercraft

[maidenfly]

sticky webs

#art #handmade paper

[spiralwizard-art]

This is a project I did in 2022 - 14 pieces of handmade paper with embedded family photos, taken on disposable cameras throughout my childhood. The paper pulp incorporates recycled newspapers collected by my late grandmother on the days my brothers and I were born.

A lot of the photos were damaged in the papermaking process, but were ultimately reformed as an art object, something new. I like to think this speaks to the degradation of memory over time, and the creation of new family history.

Thanks for looking! <3

#art #arts #book arts #papermaking #handmade paper #paper #photography #artists on tumblr

[tunnel-vvision]

Handmade book; 5x3.5x.05in, coptic stitch binding with dyed handmade cotton covers, overbeaten abaca deco sheet, recycled paper for the guts

#papermaking #handmade paper #bookbinding #coptic stitch #artists on tumblr #paper #book #handmade book #since i cant post on insta lol