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Melissa Hillard Potter adjusting the laminated strings on the freshly-pressed sheet of paper.

22” x 30”, edition size: 35 (edition variable), 2012. Pulp and plant fiber painting on handmade paper base sheet.
Papermaking Studio, Center for Book, Paper, and Print, Chicago, IL
Collaborative Pulp Print

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.

Title page of Shapono, using woodblock printing as part of handmade paper process.

Javier demonstrating and teaching block printing to his Yanomami Owë Mamotima classmates, Shakita, Amazonas, Venezuela,

Image that appeared in Among Tender Roots catalog: Porfirio next to the refurbished Hollander beater, Mahekoto-Platanal, Amazonas, Venezuela,

Javier demonstrating and teaching block printing to his Yanomami Owë Mamotima classmates, Shakita, Amazonas, Venezuela, 1996. Photograph that appeared in Among Tender Roots catalog.

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

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…

DW McCraven & Sarah Hiatt, 2017, finished potato stamp images printed on journal paper.