paste paper making 1

you need:

start with "big" brush paste thick like youchurt

first wetten the paper with paste

make the brush wet with water

do NOT clean the paintbox

horizontal

vertical

paste paper making 2

use various brushes

waves

look at the effect

over and over

smaller brush

cut credit-card

Credit card horizontal

paste paper making 3

start at corner

get off

hands under

above newspaper

separate

dry

iron

result:

loversknot handpainted paper

a wedding gift

made from paste paper

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my favorite loversknot

see the picture: a woodblockprint 1840

you can see the loversknot paperfolded

Please surprise me and make me a loversknot and publish it here.

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Kalmon & Pepi and the loversknot

Kalmon (of Thoki Yenn) and Pepi (of Elsje van der Ploeg)study together the traditional loversknot: the very first Japanese/Chinese letterfold ?

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Pepi Envelop

This envelope is called "Pepi envelop" and is created by Elsje van der Ploeg in 1992. It's her favorite creation.

More of her work is available on her website elfa-e.