I have been reading Cas Holmes book The found Object and was fascinated by the chapter on Momigami papers. I thought I would give this a try
I took a sheet of paper from a magazine and crumpled it into a small ball, this was then opened up and oil applied to my hands, the paper was kneaded for about 4 to 5 minutes crumpling and uncrumpling, squeezing and smoothing. This is Cas Holmes take on the traditional Japanese technique which uses a starchy paste made from konnyaku which is a tuberous root. The resulting papers are very strong and can be stitched into, I just loved the textures.
Poppyhead printing
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