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This square is part of a wall hanging. I had not held it up against the light for a long time so I was quite surprised at the fibers. The two sides are a little different. One is really rough and textured, the other one is smoother. So, I'm starting to think that the two sheets were manufactured separately and then attached to each other, or to either side of a sheet of transparent washi backing. The square is very thick, but you can see straight through it when you hold it up against the light. I bought it in Tokyo about 20 years ago.

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As an artist, I often keep pieces of paper, even small pieces, remembering the motto "a string too short to be saved." What is too small to be saved? I find that I saved many, many small things, including pieces of washi. Some pieces were decades old! When I moved to another country, I gifted many small art papers to other artists. 

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This a a piece of washi i was able to indigo dye at the Awagami factory. Such a beautiful dye and process.

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This is Dó paper that was made from Dó barks (Thymelaeaceae family). It's a type of Vietnam traditional paper used for book restoration.

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I would like to thank a Japanese coffee table maker whom we met in New Hope PA named George Nakashima. I would also like to thank an artist whom we also met. His name Haku Maki, a Japanese woodblock artist. We met him in NJ, I believe. We had  friends who lived in Japan and met him previously before they moved to MN in the US. I grew up with the prints, Chair and Moon Dance. Here is Chair

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I would like to thank a Japanese coffee table maker whom we met in New Hope PA named George Nakashima. I would also like to thank an artist whom we also met. His name Haku Maki, a Japanese woodblock artist. We met him in NJ, I believe. We had  friends who lived in Japan and met him previously before they moved to MN in the US. I grew up with the prints, Chair and Moon Dance. Here is Chair

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Wanda Meadows

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Haku Maki's Chair Woodblock Print Screen Shot 2021-06-20 at 1.05.32 PM

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I got them in Nepal. This Lokuta paper(Nepali Kagaz) is similar to Washi in touch.
I love this beautiful paper!

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I write books and create the artwork for them. This includes doing watercolor paintings on rice paper. Here is one such painting. Later I noticed a face appearing on this page. The image comes from the subconscious while painting. I use a printing press to complete the books, but provide them with papers like these for cover and interior art

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I write books and create the artwork for them. This includes doing watercolor paintings on rice paper. Here is one such painting. Later I noticed a face appearing on this page. The image comes from the subconscious while painting. I use a printing press to complete the books, but provide them with papers like these for cover and interior art

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c 2021 WL Meadows All Rights Reserved

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Spiral Watercolor Paper by WL MeadowsPdf

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This lovely paper I bought in a stationery shop in the UK. I think it is known here as Thai paper and I use it as a storytelling prop.

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Memory from Japan

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Front page of a beautiful old book bought in Tokyo. The paper is a little thick, but soft to the touch, and the colors of the print are just great. It was not well preserved but still wonderful.

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Front page of a beautiful old book bought in Tokyo. The paper is a little thick, but soft to the touch, and the colors of the print are just great. It was not well preserved but still wonderful.

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Done with ground Chinese ink stick

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I have some banana leaf paper.

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Gold-flecked semi-transparent paper with fibres.  I bought this in the UK but have no idea what it's made from.  I suspect the fibres may be silk..

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Soft, very fibrous but delicate paper with a perforated design.  I just love this!  I just bought it in a UK art shop.

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When I looked round I never thought of this being attractive! The Reindeer is printed on tissue paper and appears to be a screen print over block colour.

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Washi 2020, #2
This is just the corner of a sheet of “Yanagiu washi”, created by a veteran of the art in Sendai.

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This is a sheet of hand-dyed indigo (aizome) washi created by Mieko Fujimori of Awagami.com. Bought online last year, it truly lifted my spirits, it so textural to touch and very much an individual piece of craft-skill.

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Washi 2020

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A palm leaf with writing on it. One of over 30 that I inherited. Written in what is now Sri Lanka. They are wrapped in a newspaper of the mid 1880s.

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I bought this in S.Korea. The cover is textured and I love that it is bound neatly with string. I write my favourite recipes in it. There are three different types of paper with various textures inside it which are coloured cream, white and brown. This provides very handy sections for starter, mains and desserts!

I uploaded another image showing the different sections (sorry I couldn't work out how to include both images into a single post).

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I bought this book as a repair challenge. Published in 1787. If you look closely at the left hand side half way up is a group of holes in the shape of a horizontal letter H.

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I had forgotten I had this paper. Judging from foldmarks and size I believe this particular paper has been used either for something I bought in Japan in 2016 or possibly for a gift (japanese of course) I have received at one time. Anyway it ws so unusual and interesting that I did decide to save it.
Holding up against the light I can se longer fibres (at last 1-2 cm) distributed quite unevenly over the paper. The leaves are perhaps the most puzzling, they seem to be the real thing?

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I save them! Come as wrapping around purchases in shops. Different thicknesses and sizes.

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I was very fortunate to be given a very unexpected gift of a roll of washi papers, which I understand came from an auction in Japan. I do not know anything about the paper at all. The sheets are about 100 x 56 cm and have long white fibres and flecks of dark material in them. I'd love to know more about the paper and how to prepare it correctly for printing.

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I was very fortunate to be given a very unexpected gift of a roll of washi papers, which I understand came from an auction in Japan. I do not know anything about the paper at all. The sheets are about 100 x 56 cm and have long white fibres and flecks of dark material in them. I'd love to know more about the paper and how to prepare it correctly for printing.

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Is a tactile piece I think of Asian origin either from India or Tibet - I have heard that in Tibet paper is scared. The envelope was given to me by a friend and I have kept it for years, it looks golden in the light and you can see fibres and what looks like bits of twig in it

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I bought this paper many years ago in large sheets for use in bookbinding and drawing. This specific picture is of my closed, variation accordion book "Shinrinyoku" which contains a single, long watercolour pencil drawing of fallen trees on a forest floor. The book and paper cover are unique; a gift for my husband in 2017. The covers are approximately 16cm x 11cm. Further information & images of the book can be seen here: http://www.lorjames.com/lorraine/lor_boot_books_Shinrinyoku.htm

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These edges are gilded. The paper is very thin. Depending on the light the gold goes to red.

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I have a printed brown paper bag which comes from the gift shop at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Sussix, England. I kept the bag because I really liked the design and feel of the paper. It’s quite crinkly, shiny and sharp feeling. It’s 100% recycled so I imagine a lot of other papers have been made into it. The print on it is in black ink and consists of the logo of Kew Gardens and a pattern of reproduced old botanical drawings. I once had a book of these drawings that I had made into prints for my dining room, so it’s quite nostalgic for me. The drawings were probably originally done in Indian ink, one of my favourite media. They are detailed drawings of roses, foxgloves, germs and other plants I can’t identify.
This is a very practical, simple, everyday use of paper, so cheap it is usually just thrown away but it is a work of art in itself and quite precious to me. Apart from its inherent attractiveness it takes me back to a rare day spent with my son when he took me to Kew.

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I have a printed brown paper bag which comes from the gift shop at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Sussix, England. I kept the bag because I really liked the design and feel of the paper. It’s quite crinkly, shiny and sharp feeling. It’s 100% recycled so I imagine a lot of other papers have been made into it. The print on it is in black ink and consists of the logo of Kew Gardens and a pattern of reproduced old botanical drawings. I once had a book of these drawings that I had made into prints for my dining room, so it’s quite nostalgic for me. The drawings were probably originally done in Indian ink, one of my favourite media. They are detailed drawings of roses, foxgloves, germs and other plants I can’t identify.
This is a very practical, simple, everyday use of paper, so cheap it is usually just thrown away but it is a work of art in itself and quite precious to me. Apart from its inherent attractiveness it takes me back to a rare day spent with my son when he took me to Kew.

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This small note book belonged to my mother. It must have been easily obtained before the WW2. She titled it as “memorizing any” . The cover is “Kumagami” and the title slip is gold “Sunagogami “.

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PADLET LOOK FOR BEAUTIFUL PAPER AROUND YOU BY K. CHRYSTELLE

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PADLET LOOK FOR BEAUTIFUL PAPER AROUND YOU BY K. CHRYSTELLE

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MATT COATED OR GLOSSY COATED PAPER

This type of paper is characterized by its smooth and shiny surface, obtained through the use of chemical additives. It can have a matte or glossy finish, and is used for making magazines, posters, business cards, brochures, leaflets, catalogs, magazines and other products that require excellent color rendering. matte paper, we can say, on the advantages side, that it gives more depth and contrast to what is printed, that it is more resistant to yellowing linked to the luminosity and that it almost eliminates all the reflections induced by the light. On the downside, this is not the best choice, if you want to spice up the impression. It is accompanied by reflections and it tends to concentrate the fingerprints. In addition, it hardly facilitates the taking of notes. It looks good in works of art or prestige. Those reserved, for example, at painting exhibitions. Reserve made, perhaps, of those devoted to pop art. This is pretty good when you want to give an impression of quality, speed and vitality.

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PADLET LOOK FOR BEAUTIFUL PAPER AROUND YOU BY K