After exploring many ways of applying and creating different textures. As well as my exploration into plants and organic matter such as moss and lichen, specifically in the New Forest that grow by attaching themselves to other natural form. This formed the bases for my inspiration of creating texture that was on the external surface of the organic spherical forms (inspired by spherical forms within nature). that ‘grew’ much like lichen.
I wanted the forms to be unique and vary in the amount of ‘growth’, on the different sized forms.
I did this by tearing my hand made sheets of all lengths and thicknesses. These were thin, much like the thickness for tissue paper, perhaps a little thicker, with a opaque quality. These were created using abaca fibre, recycled waste paper and natural pigments and natural dyes from the dried flowers bleeding. During the papermaking process I was conscious of using natural colours that I had seen present in nature, in the attempt to avoid making the forms look to gearish and artificial, rather more natural and remonisant of nature.
I applied the textural surface with cellulose glue to keep the forms 100% biodegradable and recyclable. I applied these using a paint brush and arranging the paper strips as I went. the cellulose glue allowed for the paper to become more flexible, much better than my previous experimentation with pva.
My inspiration for this paper making using abaca fibre came from Jocelyn Chateauvert and three dimensional form using handmade recycled paper came from Rebecca Hutchinson, who works with the inspiration form natural forms.
Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 