Collaborations with a 1/2 day job, a bicycle, the highway and a grass mower

24in x 48in = 8 square feet of highway median grass paper

De-carbonizing my art practice has led me to explore the idea and logistics of making my own paper. All this ink, paint, and casting materials being made from my own charcoal making has led me to consider the surface I am using to make my marks on. Up until now, my Mulberry paper rolls got shipped all the way across the Pacific Ocean from China. No more. After my stocks of Mulberry paper are depleted, I will use only the paper I make in my own studio. Starting with my neighbours lawn mower clippings and now the highway median cut grasses which are coarser and varied in species than home grown lawn clippings. This leads to so many possible outcomes in thickness and quality of materials. There is so much to learn! And there are so many natural resources all around me to do it with.