I make paper. From plants and vegetables and old clothes and other recycled things.
I learned how to do it a long time ago when I worked at an environmental center where we taught kids how to tear up old paper, put the pieces in a kitchen blender with water, and mash it up to make "new" paper pulp.
Then I went to school for biology, and more school for environmental policy, and then I decided I wanted to be an artist, which is pretty much what I wanted to do in the first place, but somehow got off track.
So I've taught and created lots of painting and drawing and art and crafts of all types, but I keep coming back to the papermaking. A mix of science and art, with some eco-sensibility and environmental responsibility thrown in, and not a lot of rules about the right or wrong ways to make handmade paper art. And it's fun.
You can check out some photos of my process here.
Thanks for visiting!
You can reach me with questions or comments at LaurieKmen@gmail.com.
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