Dried Paper

The dried paper will often have a loose form. To create a more rigid form the paper can be flattened under books or ironed.

The Drying Process

The formed paper pulp should be dried on a durable flat surface that does not change form when wet. The demonstration used extruded polystryene insultation panels (EPI) as the drying surface. The drying time took about 2 to 4 hours when placed in direct sunlight at mid-day.

Adding Petals

Flower petals may be added to the paper pulp mixture to add splashes of color and textures. During this demonstration wisteria petals, dandilion petals, and buttercup petals were added to provide spots of yellow and purple. Use your imagination to think of what other organic elements could be added to enhance color or texture.

Use an absorbant element to soak up any excess water. This will aid in releasing the formed paper pulp from the screen. A ShamWOW was used during the demonstration.

Preparing Paper Over Night

Getting Started...

In order to start this process, we need to organize a day to gather all needed materials and begin photographing these materials to use on the blog. Once materials are collected we need to collect paper and make pulp. Once pulp is created, we need to create sheets and allow to dry. Once dry, we will cut paper to size and bind to create sketch books.

The whole process will be documented and an easy to follow "how-to" will be posted on this blog along with images of interesting paper experiments.