For my second artifact I will be binding a book as I am exploring vulnerability and isolation as a continuation of the bowl project I felt it was important to be using appropriate papers that express fragility.
I have spent this week making paper using newspaper articles. Making my own paper allows me to have better control over the thickness and quality. The material quality is something I am extremely interested in as it can influence how you feel or think about an object as the tactile nature if paper can influence the way something looks.
Whilst making my paper using a deckle and frame some of the best sheets were where the water pulp mixture had thinned out and the paper became more tissue paper like and very fragile with torn edges. This fragility represents the fragility and isolation of the old man in my video. when removing these sheets of the cloths that I dried them on I notices where the paper has not transferred a whole sheet small holes where in the paper. this made me think of the isolation and how I would represent the feeling. Layering these papers up creates an interesting composition as well as fragility and depth. I want to explore this further with my book form.
As a result I have been exploring and experimenting with how I could put a composition together and how I would best express this through a binding.
Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 