Papermaking
Paper is one of the oldest design materials in the world. I wanted to understand it from the beginning.
My final logbook
The logbook I created to document the process became its own project. I went into the printmaking room, hand-set individual letterpress type, rolled ink, and manually printed the cover and end pages on the press. Then, I taught myself Japanese bookbinding and stitched the whole thing together by hand with a needle and thread.
It is the kind of object that only exists because someone slowed down enough to make it.
Test Prints
Letterpress Printing
Paper Organizing Process
In the fall of 2025 I took a hands-on papermaking workshop at Syracuse University, learning both eastern and western traditions of making paper. This includes:
pulling sheets with a mold and deckle
cooking and beating Kozo and Gampi bark fibers by hand
developing my own experimental paper formulas using materials I gathered and repurposed myself
Used coffee grounds
dried tea leaves
pressed flowers
recycled packaging
wax shavings
