This DVD is a visual guide to hand papermaking based on my book, The Papermaker’s Companion, showing hand papermaking in action. In the DVD you will:

— Get tips on setting up a professional papermaking studio.
— Discover multiple ways to process pulp.
— Explore a variety of sheet forming techniques.
— Utilize diverse pressing and drying methods.
— Explore unique papermaking techniques such as pulp painting, watermarking, and working sculpturally with paper pulp.
— View the work art of over 20 international contemporary paper artists.

This film was sponsored in part by grants from The Celebration Foundation and the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA).