create a sculpture You’ll need: dishpan a blender and electricity source for it large sponge towel
Grummer’s Dip Handmol d® (frames and screens) copy paper, construction paper, or scrap paper container of water and water source tacky glue scissors bone folder or rounded knife blade (used as a tool to score the paper) pencil and paper
Get Started: Prepare the paper pulp. Soak pieces of copy paper, construction paper, or other scrap papers which have been torn into quarters, for about 30 minutes in a bowl of water. Place these wet paper pieces loosely within the blender to about ½ full. Add water to within one inch from the top and blend for about 30 seconds until paper fibers are torn apart. If blender slows down, stop, unplug the blender, take out some paper, and continue. Pour pulp into the dishpan. Repeat the process. Add warm water to the dishpan, filling it to about ½ full. Paper thickness is determined by the ratio of pulp to water in the dishpan. Paper thickness makes a difference in how the paper feels and what it is able to do. Thin sheets can be curved into a cylinder easier than sheets that are very thick. Use this knowledge to intentionally make thick or thin sheets as needed. Set the dishpan on a water resistant counter where you You will want to select a theme before beginning so that the color choices of the paper you make will be something you can use. Decide if your low-relief will be abstract or realistic. If abstract, you may want to repeat some type of pattern. If you choose to make something more realistic, find a photograph of the subject to refer to as you draw, cut, and fold the shapes. Keep your ideas simple. Read through the project instructions before you begin to better plan your own design. Size: 5x7 inches or the size of your frame.
will work. Place a folded towel beside it. Place the sponge and gray, tightly woven cover screen (not shown) nearby. Stack the Grummer’s Dip Handmold in the following way:
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1. Place the screen support on the bottom (plastic grid).
2. Place the screen directly on top of the support.
3. Place the deckle (wooden frame) on top of the screen.
Hold these three pieces together firmly with just your hands. You are now ready to pull a sheet of handmade paper.
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