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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.

Jing Wang, MFA 2014, pulp painting a laminated base sheet.

Krista Franklin, MFA 2014, places a string dipped in pigmented flax for pulp painting laminated on the base sheet.

Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë examines a freshly completed piece from the edition of Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees.

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

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…

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.

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,