Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë and members of the Yanomami Owë Mamotima paper and bookmaking project in front of the workshop. Mahekoto-Platanal, Amazonas, Venezuela, 2005.
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.
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…