stars and fiber

this came home with my partner

delicious and beautiful

supper was fresh sweet corn on the cob

amazing bread

and garden salad lettuces

at Zone 4 

the paper mill at SLU

the papermaking continues.

(today i begin teaching papermaking and book arts 

and next week

peace paper comes to visit)

a small test sheet.

linen rag,

a FLAX suit

turned into pulp after three or so hours of beating!

the color is quieter than the original cloth

which was a tan with a pink tone that i found rather off.

here is the sheet with the original cloth

the sickly pink tone is gone now

to this base pulp i added

retention aid and 

caput mortuum (dead head)

earth pigment from Melbourne Printmaking Supply. 

close up 

and full size.

it's a small sheet, still damp here,

 but has possibilities.

since i have 3 buckets of this linen

i'll be coloring some more

for, hopefully, a book.

and finally

barry smith sent me leaves of peace to share

the word

peace star echoes the bread star

bread and peace.