Handmade Paper Painting Process and Applications

During the painting process, the pulp painting rests on a sheet of egg crating.  This allows the water to drip from the painting onto the vacuum table, where it will eventually exit the table via the hole in the bottom of the table.  Small containers of pigmented pulp...

The Latest Creations from Meg Black Studios

I’ve been working on a series of handmade paper seascapes.  Honestly, I’m not a big fan of the summer-my northern blood can’t take the heat!  But, I always love being at the water’s edge.  I’ve created each of these seascapes from the...

The Latest Creations from Meg Black Studios

I have continued to work with the Rock and Water motif.  This painting, made exclusively with handmade paper, is 40 x 40 x 2.5 inches-very large scale compared to my other work.  I love the bulk of this painting and the textured surface.  It reminds me...

Meg Black Handmade Paper Paintings: Process and technique

Pulp in small jars, ready to be applied to the surface of the painting with a plastic spoon. I love how I can use recycled materials such as plastic spoons in my work. I keep finding good use for cheap plastic spoons. I am often asked by viewers and other artists: why...

Handmade Paper Paintings: process and education

I have been a papermaker for 25 years.The question I am most frequently asked is: how do you make you handmade paper paintings? Recently, I added a page to my web site that describes my process. I decided to share it here as I have been receiving positive reviews for...

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