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Bev's Quick and Dirty Guide to Papermaking Page 4 |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY Dawson, Sophie. The art and craft of papermaking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press, 1992. 144 pages. Covers the basics, sculptural techniques, pulp spraying, pulp painting, collage, embossing, embedding, laminating and more. Lots of color pix. Heller, Jules. Papermaking. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1978. 216 pages. Good general resource book. Instructions on how to make paper, tools, and paper for special needs such as printmaking, watercolor and casting. Saddington, Marianne. Making your own paper: An introduction to creative paper-making. Pownal, VT: Storey Communications, 1992 Another introductory book--has many colorful illustrations and how-to-projects. This is one I keep going back to. Shannon, Faith. The art and craft of paper, 1995. This is a reprint of Shannon's Paper Pleasures, and is a joyous exploration of the many faces of paper crafts. One of my personal favorites! Smith, Gloria Zmolek. Teaching hand papermaking: A classroom guide. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Paperpress, 1994. The most practical guide to papermaking I've seen--simple instructions, cheap substitutions for expensive equipment, etc. This woman is down-to-earth! It's aimed at teaching papermaking to kids, but I've found it to be very useful to the experienced papermaker as well. Somerset Studio. This bi-monthly magazine is dedicated to the paper arts, art stamping and calligraphy. Chockful of inspiration! |
| TEXTURE/COLLAGE/INCLUSIONS To add interest to your handmade paper, or to make layered collages, incorporate any of the following items. Tear off small pieces of another sheet to lay over part/all of the element to hold it onto the bottom sheet. Old music sheets (shredded) Crackerjack pieces Stickers Silk Confetti Raffia Sea shells Calendars Twine Jute Maps Junk mail Photos (or color xeroxes of photos) Negatives Kraft brown paper bags Metallic threads Wrapping paper Tissue paper Cheesecloth Cancelled postage stamps Ribbon Doilies Lace Paper lace Small dried flowers Trading cards Potpourri Twigs Pine needles Leaves Seed packets Embroidery floss Gold insides of candy wrappers Gold leaf Charms Rocks or raw gemstones Old coins or folding money Confetti magazine cut outs Gold, silver, copper wire feathers foil shredded Xmas cards |