Pulp painting refers to a process of using pigmented cellulose fiber as a media for creating imagery on handmade paper. The fiber, cotton or flax, has been processed for 6-8 hours in a hollander beater to achieve a super-fine pulp that is so small it can be sprayed through a bottle or mixed with a fluid medium like methyl cellulose, creating a substance similar to a watercolor gouache.

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The finely ground pigmented pulp is applied in a number of ways including spraying, squirting or hand application with a brush or other painting tools. 

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Sometimes I use silkscreens that have been created from my drawings, other times, I use hand-drawn and hand-cut stencils or various materials from nature, like kozo bark lace, leaves, or other natural detritus.

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The result is a painting medium that has more physical structure than watercolor, allowing the imagery to become part of the paper itself.