Found theese when I was looking after something else . They are tests of making my own paper from old newspapers. The first is just newspaper, and I painted a rock-carving motive on it.

This I blended nespaper with graphic-paper and a blue watercolor from the wastebasket. Not much of texture, but I think it is fun to share anyway.

Nice! I like the motif on the first one!

Neat! I've been saving lint from the dryer for a couple years now, but have never gotten around to actually making the paper. Where did you learn how? Did you bleach the newsprint somehow?

Wow, nice work!

Really cool, Gunsan - though methinks the ink'll bleed in the printer :( Any chance of a quick rundown on how you did it for those of us too lazy to search the web?!? (",)

Nice Gun, you've inspired me to go & hunt for my long forgotten paper mill! Have you tried adding dried flowers, leaves & grasses to your mix?

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Yes Bev, and I just sat down and tried to describe the process for JordyArt: I learnt making paper when I was in Graphic school. It is easy, but takes time and is messy. You take newspaper in small pieces and put the pieces in water for 12 hours, so it is really soaked with water. Then you put it in a mixer. I did only make it in small quantities so an ordinary mixer will do. Then you pour in more water so the whole is like a thin soup. An rectangular plastic bowl of some kind will do. A rectangular frame in the size that is smaller than the bowl ,with a thin metal net attached to it, is the tool to make the paper with. You stir the paper soup and dip the frame with the net side upwards, in to the soup and lift it slowly up, so the paper particles distributes equally thick on the metal net side, then the water drip through the net and a very wet mass is left. On a bit of felt (in my making it at home I used a kitchen towel and newspaper), you with a firm hand smashes the frame on the felt so the paper stick to the felt. Then you continue with a new bit of felt (or towel and newspaper) and a new layer of paper-mass and so on. After some time most of the water has been absorbed (read: has dripped on the floor and everywhere), and you could loosen the paper sheets carefully and let then dry in open air. The fun thing about making paper is that you can blend with different things, textile fibers in nice colors, colored paper, even flower petals and what ever you can imagine. Hope I could describe it so you understand, in other cases you can certainly find a description on the net.

PS. Ihave never tried to print something on it, just painted, mostly with black ink.

I adored what you have done..!

The textures and the painting in the first one are very beautiful, and my excitement also comes from my devotion to recycling and making use of thrash...

Regards... :)

cheers, hon!!! For some reason I had this image in my mind of wringing it through an old mangle.....lol (",)

Misha, What a good idea to save fibers from the dryer! No I did not bleach the paper, you can see that the first one is yellowish, and it had been in a dark place, I assume that it woul be more yellow if I let i be "out" The grapic paper, on which you make etchings is white for decades...it's a guarantie. Well Jordy, try the mangle and tell us then how it worked :-)

Mmmmm....these are beautiful gun!

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You are a lady with MANY talents! :) Nice work, Gunn. Britt