The Sunday Paper #251
March 17, 2019
Congratulations to the Wade Brickhouse, the winner of the Colophon Book Arts Supply Giveaway!
Made from 10% kozo and 90% manila hemp, this cream colored translucent paper features a dreamy cloud like pattern created with soft fibers that “float” throughout the paper. Machine made in a light weight of 27 g/m2, this paper can be used for paper arts, collage, book making, lighting, packaging and more. 25″ x 38″.
Sometimes you have to use a paper to see how it will behave. I got a sample of this paper from Graphic Products Corporation and had a feeling that it would be the perfect paper for an inflatable. To date, I’ve used tissue paper, abaca, tracing paper (bottom right image), gampi paper (bottom left) and kite paper for this type of structure. The cloud paper felt crisp enough to hold it’s shape and inflate. But I was wrong! Somehow, the kozo + abaca fibers let air through them, but I’m guessing I could wax the paper to seal them. More experimenting necessary! But in the meantime, I created the floral form that you see in the top right image, a variation on the inflatable construction.
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In the Studio:
Speaking of inflatables, this is one of the book structures we’ll be creating in my upcoming online class. What is a book anyways? Join the discussion and create a series of flexible book structures that fold and unfold, collapse and expand, inflate and deflate. My new online class, Flexible Book Structures, is open for registration! Order the supply kit with the class (by March 20th, that’s this Wednesday) and receive a FREE copy of the 2019 Twelve Months of Paper Calendar!
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Paper Tidbits:
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3 Comments
Hi Helen / I think konnyaku might work to seal the paper for the inflatable / I am working with konnyaku this week and will let you know / Linda
Linda, YES! I’ve used konnyaku once before for an inflatable, although I think it was made from abaca, which already works… so a test with this particular paper is needed!
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