We incorporated the traditions of Yanomami wood cuts by carving into potatoes to make stamps. Potato Stamp Process Supplies: Potatoes
X-acto knife
Potato peeler
Butcher's knife
Ink
Paper
Paper towels
Step 1: cut potato in half horizontally with…
In 2010, Venezuelan artist Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë became the first of the Yanomami community to visit Chicago and conduct a hand papermaking collaboration with MFA in Book & Paper candidates at Columbia College Chicago.
Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë and members of the Yanomami Owë Mamotima paper and bookmaking project in front of the workshop. Mahekoto-Platanal, Amazonas, Venezuela, 2005.
Javier demonstrating and teaching block printing to his Yanomami Owë Mamotima classmates, Shakita, Amazonas, Venezuela, 1996. Photograph that appeared in Among Tender Roots catalog.
First book made by the Yanomami Owë Mamotima community of Mahekoto-Platanal, Amazonas, Venezuela. Shown as part of Among Tender Roots Exhibition, a retrospective for the work of Laura Anderson Barbata.