Paper Making

A while ago I got interested in the making of paper by hand to achieve a "parchment look" I really like. As I learned more about the art of paper making figured out I could do this myself!

In this photo you can see the tools I used. It's all just regular kitchen supplies, except for the frames. These I made by spanning lace fabric across a stapled, wooden border.

 Blend the types and colors of paper that you'd like to use to create your new paper, with water into a mush.

This blended paper is poured into a tub we can scoop from with the frames.

Here, you can see wet paper that has been scooped up in the frame. The drying usually takes up to a day or two depending on the thickness of your paper.

The result is a unique page that looks and feels rustic.

Forged Ankh

Starting with a piece of excess I cut off earlier and had lying around, I decided to make a two-pronged skewer. Just before finishing it up, however, I changed my mind and made this, rather less functional, purely decorative ankh.

Non-flat Chessboard

 A while back, I made this chessboard. The height in the terrain adds a bit of fun, I thought. Only thing that's still missing to this day is matching homemade chess pieces.