I made a batch of paper using dye from boiled avocado skins. The dye itself looked quite dark, a very dark red, but it gave the paper the most beautiful soft pink color. That unexpected change is one of the things I enjoy about working with natural dyes. You are never completely certain what you

This was another one of those COVID-time projects when I had time to experiment and an idea that sounded perfectly reasonable until I actually tried it. I wanted to make a piece of handmade paper in the shape of the United States. Not cut a map out of a finished sheet, but actually pour the

Sometimes I make paper because I have a particular project in mind. And sometimes I make paper simply because I wonder, what would happen if I tried this? This was one of those times. I had two vats of recycled pulp, one white and one a deep blue, and I started wondering if I could

There’s something very satisfying about taking what most people would throw away and turning it into paper you can actually use. This batch started as nothing more than scraps and shredded bits — the kind of thing that would normally end up in the bin without a second thought. Add water, a lot of pulping