So.......here the lino print is printed on the papers....

there is a canal running through the Tottenham Marshes as well as some overhead power lines....

lots of nettles and cow parsley too...

Today started to make some papers to use in next weeks' class........ processed the nettles that I collected from the Tottenham marshes (a few minutes away from my flat) and added to some gampi and abaca; with a little sizing....

I have been attending the Working Men's College in Camden taking a beginners printmakers course for the last couple of weeks.

The past two weeks my work has been directed by my book arts practice and trying to come up with a new way to visualise the image of one of my fav buildings in London. http://mbsbookarts.blogspot.co.uk

This week I was really tired after a full week-end and a full day of work....so when faced with the task of simple lino cutting I really started to lose the plot....just creating an image that showed what the different cutting tool marks. 

Then the 'class shared chocolate chunks'  kicked in and I started to play around with the different ink colours - got another piece of lino and let the tools lead the way - heavily influenced by my walk on Sunday in the Tottenham Marshes collecting nettles for to eat and to make paper!!!

Papermaking for Book Arts

Last November I had the pleasure of teaching the 'Papermaking for Book Arts' at Morley College in London .... just south of the river!

A really talented group of students who used the 5 weekly sessions to use handmade paper to contextualize their research and ideas.

I have put up a page on my website for sales.......
please contact me if you have any interest in these papers or would like some bespoke ones.

http://www.mandybrannan.co.uk/index.php?/contact/handmade-paper-for-artists/

Found...

Found this....someone using my papers .... brilliant

http://www.tumblr.com/search/papercatcher

and...........

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mandy-Brannan-Papermaker-Book-Artist/1395680530737103?fref=nfhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Mandy-Brannan-Papermaker-Book-Artist/1395680530737103?fref=nf



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BABE 2015

My week-end in Bristol at BABE.....

There seemed to be more venders this year .... I guess book arts is becoming quite mainstream.
Of course the tea ladies with their huge wedges of handmade cake make this event quite special!!!

My re-branding of the specialised hand made papers were the best selling items....the fern and daffodil papers being the most popular.
Also I sold several copies of my new 'Hops' manual and the fern paper cards all went......I need to make more of these!

It was great to meet up with all the regulars and make new bookie friends - had some lovely indian food too!

So...

Think I will start to sell my wares from this blog!

I will post images of items over the next few weeks and if you are interested then contact me at mandybrannan@yahoo.com