for Papermaking
"Their use of paper extends from documents, books,
artworks and origami, to ceremonies and spiritual rituals, housing, woven shifu and momigami
clothing, laquered vessels of woven or laminated paper, lanterns, umbrellas, even cooking food (for ex.
poaching fish in paper wrappers"
World
history- the spread of papermaking
" how slowly the discovery of
paper traveled out of China, due first to the secrets of creating such a
valuable commodity to the lack of
communication to the modes of travel over difficult terrain."
Colonial
crafts and roles
First
papermakers and independence
the
rise of wood
Agrihistory-
the role of flax, the demise of flax in America
the
demise of cotton in America
The
role of cotton
Mummies
for rags
Structures
Bookmaking
Creating
a visual support for written text to better convey a story
Hydrogen
bonds
Recycling
Environment
Botany
Plant
structures
"ionic attraction
of pigments to fibers is such a wonderfully graphic way to illustrate that scientific subject. (It
was explained to me that it is not really a magnetic attraction...) Science teachers I have worked with
were thrilled because it is a
difficult thing to demonstrate. I
love using ultramarine blue pigment because it is almost fool proof in its behavior. Guaranteed results!"
(Comments from artist and papermaker
Catharine Nash)