All posts by Drydenite

Open a Sunrise

  To create the book I used a number of techniques ( some of which I learned from previous issues of Cloth Paper Scissors!). I used a great deal of my own handmade paper which adds a variety of colors and textures and gave me a way to create a background. Plastic bags ironed together…

Texture of Solice

I was please to have this piece shown at Devon house gallery in the comfort and joy show of 2011 This Sculpture uses recycled paper and Mountain Ash berries to create the pulp which i hand cast onto an antique piece of tin clueing to give the beautiful texture which makes one want to reach out…

A Meager Scallop in Bloom

This work started as a handful of harvested Dan loins and Day Lily leaves which i gathered from my own yard. After working the steps to produce a pulp, I hand cast this work on a shell . The fact the creation is made from paper seems to invite the need to add words to…

Plants to paper

I spend a great of time creating the paper which I use in other works. I also enjoy have others fall in love with the rich clors and textures in my hand made paper. There is something very rewarding in taking a plant you have harvested and working to trun into to a usualble peice of…

My ocean a personal Journey

The main elements in this mini Hand made paper journal including the paper and photographs are created by my own hand. The colors and natural elements have been collected on various trips to my home province of newfoundland. Using the textures of sea glass, wood, shells, and sand aside clippings of photographs gave me a…