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Handmade Paper in Motion portfolio

Jim — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:45:39 +0000

I had the pleasure of taking photos of the newest portfolio from the Hand Papermaking Organization group. About every two years, Hand Papermaking issues a call for submissions and curates a national competition to promote fine made made from handmade paper. The most recent issue in Handmade Paper in Motion. This link will take you to a gallery of photographs of Portfolio #9 Handmade Paper in Motion. Visit Hand Papermaking Organization for more information about the organization. Purchasing information for Paper in Motion is here.

Sarah Noreen Hurtt: Finding Home

Jim — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:00:24 +0000

Sarah Noreen Hurtt installed her Master of Fine Arts exhibition at the Commonwealth Gallery this May. You can visit a gallery of her work by clicking on the images above. Photographs by Jim Escalante

Julie VonDerVellen: Recollection: Tailored Narratives

Jim — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:42:13 +0000

An Installation view of Julie VonDerVellen's Master of Fine Arts Exhibition

The pieces in Julie VonDerVellen’s Master of Fine Arts Exhbition tell stories about specific moments in her life when she can recall exactly what she was wearing. This body of work is a collection of garments that read as reinvented book structures. Each piece tells a significant story and is made entirely from paper. For VonDerVellen, memories evoke garments; garments evoke a memory. Follow this link to see a gallery of Julie Vondervellen’s work.

Combat Paper workshop at UW-Madison Paper Lab

Jim — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:26:39 +0000

October 1, 2 & 3 Drew Cameron, Robert Possehl and Drew Matott conducted a workshop for veterans as part of the Combat Paper project. You can learn more about the efforts at the Combat Paper Organization site. A link of photographs can be viewed from the Combat Paper workshop.

Reservation calendar

Jim — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:55:35 +0000

This calendar can be used to see if the beater room has been reserved. You can also use it to reserve any of the beaters. Please list the time and the beater that you want to reserve. jim
This calendar should be used to reserve the beater room.

Summer Session starts on June 15!

Jim — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:10:29 +0000

The first day we will meet in 6451 Humanities to review the course. The remainder of the four weeks we will meet in Room 1009 of the Art Lofts, the location of the new paper lab. See you soon.

Chinese lantern flower or Bougainvillea + cotton

Jim — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:44:02 +0000

Shanna Kaczynski, Sarah Ripp and Kathyrn Petke have been collaborating on sheet formation. Kathyrn brought in some puffy plants which I think are called Chinese lantern flowers or maybe they are Bougainvillea. Shanna harvested some dill will. There is no shortage of wild dill weed in Wisconsin during the summer. Sarah Ripp provided some white cotton fiber. The plants were dried under pressure for several days and added to beaten pulp in the vat during the formation process. The result are sheets with randomly placed dried plant matter on a white sheet. The Bougainvillea have lost some color but the texture and shape add visual interest to the sheet.

I get so hungry in class!

Jim — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:03:41 +0000

Often when we are working in class, pulp looks like food. Jean Funcke has some pinkish pulp that is so similar to cake icing that I wish someone had brought a birthday cake to class. Let’s take a moment to review why we even took this photo.Jean and Andrea Brdek have been making large sheets of paper in class (see previous post). We’ve been using a large bent paint knife to even out and smooth the top part of the sheet. It takes a delicate touch to smooth out the sheet’s surface. The knife can also be used to spread pulp in order to fill in thin areas of the sheet. Andrea’s sheet below is a bit thicker and does not have as many thin areas, but she does want the surface to be even.

This photogrpah give a better view of the process.

Cotton pulp + elastic + underwire

Jim — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:03:04 +0000

Patricia LaPointe is constructing an object out of cotton pulp and an underwire structure. First placing a “de-constructed brassiere” on synthetic silkscreen material and outlining the shape with wet cotton pulp, she builds her shape.
Once the pulp and underwire are allowed to air dry, she can remove the piece from the screen and can explore a variety of ways to display her piece.

Etchings on abaca

Jim — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:56:50 +0000

Waverly Liu printed an etching plate on thin sheets of abaca paper. The etching plate of the figure is larger than the plate. Thin abaca paper holds up to the etching printing process which requires dampening and drying. The prints are not flat but have a nice texutre and hold a plate tone as as background tint.