Potato Stamps, inspired by Yanomami children woodcuts and block printing
Potato Stamps
DW McCraven & Sarah Hiatt, 2017, finished potato stamp images printed on journal paper.
Hiatt, Sarah & McCraven, DW
Among Tender Roots, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago.
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Melissa Hillard Potter
April 2017
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Potato Stamps, inspired by Yanomami children woodcuts and block printing
Potato Stamps
We incorporated the traditions of Yanomami wood cuts by carving into potatoes to make stamps. <br /><br /><strong>Potato Stamp Process</strong> <br /><br />Supplies: <br /><ul><li>Potatoes</li>
<li>X-acto knife</li>
<li>Potato peeler</li>
<li>Butcher's knife</li>
<li>Ink</li>
<li>Paper</li>
<li>Paper towels</li>
</ul>
Step 1: cut potato in half horizontally with butcher's knife <br />Step 2: obsorb potato juice and/or residue by placing towel over exposed portion of potato<br />Step 3: cut into potato with peeler and/or x-acto knife to create desired design <br />Step 4: press finished potato stamp onto ink pad, then transfer the ink by pressing the potato stamp down on white paper<br />Step 5: Let dry for an hour before handling
Hiatt, Sarah & McCraven, DW
Among Tender Roots, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago.
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Melissa Hillard Potter
April 2017
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Shapono, Circle of Stories: Works of Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë Documentary
Hakihiiwë, Sheroanawë
Columbia College Chicago
Yanomami Artist
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ch76pY9mG4?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />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.
Worfel, Phil
Barbata Anderson, Laura
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago.
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<a title="Shapono - Circle of Stories: Works of Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë" href="https://youtu.be/1ch76pY9mG4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://youtu.be/1ch76pY9mG4</a>
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Paper and Bookmaking Workshop
Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë
Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë and members of the Yanomami Owë Mamotima paper and bookmaking project in front of the workshop. Mahekoto-Platanal, Amazonas, Venezuela, 2005.
Elam, Lynn & Goettling, Willa
<em>Among Tender Roots</em> College Archives & Special Collections Columbia College Chicago
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Laura Anderson Barbata
2005
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<em>Shapono </em>Block Print Demonstration<em><br /></em>
<span>Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë</span>
Javier demonstrating and teaching block printing to his Yanomami Owë Mamotima classmates, Shakita, Amazonas, Venezuela, 1996. Photograph that appeared in <em>Among Tender Roots</em> catalog.
Elam, Lynn & Goettling, Willa
<em>Among Tender Roots</em> College Archives & Special Collections Columbia College Chicago
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Laura Anderson Barbata
1996
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Porfirio and the Hollander Beater
Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë
Image that appeared in <em>Among Tender Roots</em> catalog: Porfirio next to the refurbished Hollander beater, Mahekoto-Platanal, Amazonas, Venezuela,
Elam, Lynn & Goettling, Willa
<em>Among Tender Roots</em> College Archives & Special Collections Columbia College Chicago
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Laura Anderson Barbata
2003
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Yanomami Children Block Printing
Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë
Javier demonstrating and teaching block printing to his Yanomami Owë Mamotima classmates, Shakita, Amazonas, Venezuela,
Elam, Lynn & Goettling, Willa
College Archives & Special Collections Columbia College Chicago
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Laura Anderson Barbata
1996
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<em>Shapono</em>, Title Page
Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë
Title page of <em>Shapono,</em> using woodblock printing as part of handmade paper process.
Elam, Lynn & Goettling, Willa
Among Tender Roots College Archives & Special Collections Columbia College Chicago
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Laura Anderson Barbata
1996-2003
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<em>Shapono</em> Book Cover
Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë
First book made by the Yanomami Owë Mamotima community of Mahekoto-Platanal, Amazonas, Venezuela. Shown as part of <em>Among Tender Roots</em> Exhibition, a retrospective for the work of Laura Anderson Barbata.
Elam, Lynn & Goettling, Willa
<em>Among Tender Roots</em>, College Archives & Special & Collections Columbia College, Chicago
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Laura Anderson Barbata
1996-2003
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Process documentation of Jing Wang creating <em>Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees</em>
Jing Wang
Hand papermaking process
Jing Wang, MFA 2014, pulp painting a laminated base sheet.
Hillard Potter, Melissa
“Animal Imagery in Yanomami Art", College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago.
College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago with permission of Melissa Hillard Potter
October 28, 2012
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