Samara

Pulp painting refers to the process of spraying or brushing finely beaten pigmented cellulose fibers onto freshly made paper to create imagery. Sometimes this "paint like" pulp is applied freehand and other times a stencil or silkscreen is used. Pulp painting can only be done right after a sheet is formed, while it is still wet (and before it is pressed), allowing the text and/or imagery to become part of the paper instead of sitting on top of it.

I learned this technique from Drew Matott, co-founder of the Combat Paper and The Peace Paper Projects. Matott developed his version of silkscreen pulp printing after learning pulp-stenciling methods from Tim Mosel with Silver Wattle Press.

The work you see here represents my efforts to further adapt the technique for use with translucent Asian-style handmade papers. Using silkscreens burned from my own reductive drawings, I’ve also been experimenting with using other materials as stencils to create imagery, such as leaves, shells or kozo bark.

All works are mounted onto archival 100% cotton rag museum board and matted with acid-free archival 100% cotton rag mat board. Some are framed and others are mounted/matted only. They are priced accordingly. Feel free to contact me for custom frame options.

THIS PIECE IS FRAMED