For this week's birthday CAS and paper casting technique challenges.
Forgive my shortcut, please. Before I retired, I had an opportunity to work as a teacher on summer assignment at a paper mill. Fabulous! Picture me in a hard hat and steel toe boots-- I learned LOTS about paper manufacturing and managed to contribute ideas about re-use of waste by-products of the paper recycling process. Eh, I'm a bit of an environmentalist...! So, I shared with my classes and the classes at outdoor school some of what I'd learned, and taught them how to create their own hand-made recycled paper. They really enjoyed tearing up old homework pages and referrals. I'd developed a liking for the process as well, and still do. Especially if I can shred bills or tax stuff. Craft therapy.
This panel, circle, and heart were part of my stash. I used a cookie press to create the heart.
btw, I'd observed a lesson using the toilet tissue process, and was disappointed. The final project was way too fragile, and I objected philosophically-- The "paper" was created from a new product, and not truly recycled. For sure, though, I'd not care much for creating paper from used tp!
Can you see some of the ink and print that survived the blender? The color on the circle and the heart are from the pigment of the original paper, and I'd added potpourri and dryer lint.
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Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 GMT Views: 1474
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