Handmade Blue Paper Workshop in France We are pleased to announce a workshop on handmade blue paper, organised together with paper maker Jacques Brejoux, paper conservator-researcher Thea Burns, master dyer Philippe Chazelle and paper conservator Leila Sauvage. This 5 day-workshop is a great chance to work in a paper mill, reconstructing traditional paper making techniques and comparing the sheets obtained with historical samples. This year, we will focus on three techniques to make blue paper: rag colouring, pulp dyeing and sheet coating. For this week, we are very happy to gather the expertise of a papermaker, conservators and a textile dyer. The goal of this workshop is to combine practice in paper making together with the examination of historical samples and the study of written sources. We would like to give tools for conservators, art historians, curators, students, researchers to identify different production methods and different uses of blue papers. Participants are encouraged to bring their own research questions and samples. The workshop is taught in English and French, with translation.
Thea Burns, Jacques Bréjoux, Philippe Chazelle and Leila Sauvage Handmade blue paper workshop: rag colouring, pulp dyeing, sheet coating 17-21 September, 2018 35 hours 6 participants max. Moulin du Verger, Puymoyen (near Angoulême, France) Program: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MF3P0nEW8ERC2fqZMQNjoUrgvibyN29C https://www.moulinduverger.com/moulin-a-papier/agenda-38.php Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Fee: 1000 euros (excl. housing) One nice detail: this week will take place in a 16th-century mill, in a very peaceful area of the South of France. Objectives: Discovering traditional western paper making techniques Preparing blue and red dyes from natural pigments Identifying paper- and dyeing techniques from samples Introduction to the use of blue paper by artists from the 15th until the 18th century Day 1 (Jacques Brejoux): Theory about paper making (part 1), identification of historical papers and moulds. Preparation of paper pulp from rags and manufacturing of white sheets. Day 2 (Philippe Chazelle): History of dyeing. Demonstration of red dye with mordant, preparation of reduced indigo and dyeing. Day 3 (Jacques Brejoux and Philippe Chazelle): Theory about paper making (part 2. Manufacturing of blue sheets using 2 methods: coloured rags and dyed pulp. Surface coating of white sheets. Preparation of gelatin sizing. Day 4 (Thea Burns and Jacques Bréjoux): Theory about the introduction of indigo in Venice, use of blue paper in Italy around 1500 CE, commercial uses of blue paper in early moderne Europe,brief review of the use of blue paper by European artists. Gelatine sizing. Addition of red wool into the pulp, sheet formation. Fabrication of pastel sticks from historical recipes. Day 5 (Thea Burns, Jacques Brejoux and all participants): Reconstruction of friable drawing techniques. Observation of sheets made during the workshop, together with historical samples. Comparison of the methods used to obtain blue paper. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
