Showing posts with label BREASTING THE WAVES. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 28, 2009

BREASTING THE WAVES




This is a finished, unique, handmade paper collage made,  anticipating Breast Cancer Month, back in 1982.   Personal planets.

In short, images of discarded prints were laid on to a window screen, on top of which was spread a layer of 99% acid free prepared rag paper pulp.  The entire layer was hand pressed to squeeze out excess water, then set aside to dry in the sun.  A previously made form was made to make the embossed impression in the center.  The entire print, the collage discards having become part of the pulp-to-paper drying process, was run through press.  Gold paint was applied to the deeply embossed circular area.    See a comment question from blogger Rinkly Rime, and my answer.