Paper made from recycled printshop paper and abaca fiber, with a booklet that explains the process. This pack of paper is inspired by and made from the piles of paper waste that accumulate in the print shops and binderies. The shapes of each sheet and the stenciled pigmented pulp shapes come from looking longingly at piles in the recycle bin, scraps on the floor, and newsprint waste sheets adorned with unintentional shapes and patterns. The pack of paper is ideal for an artist interested in incorporating natural or non-industrial paper materials into their creative practice.
Dimensions: 11 x 14"
Materials: Recycled printshop paper and abaca fiber
Too Blue Press
(Hermosa)
Too Blue Press is a hand papermaking project operated by Molly Berkson.
Too Blue Press is a project to explore the formal, material, and conceptual properties within a sheet of handmade paper, and to share unique handmade paper as a starting point for other artists and makers to use for their creative projects.
The materials for each edition of paper packs are variable and experimental, and accumulated from day-to-day life, work, and habits. Discarded landscaping plants, food scraps, damaged clothes, dollar bin ephemera and more undergo processing to become paper, each sheet embedded with the colors, textures, and histories of each material.
Each pack is made with artists and creators in mind, which is reflected in the thickness and size, as well as treatment of the fiber during processing and sheet formation. Each sheet is internally sized so that water- and oil-based ink does not feather or separate.