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Welcome to my studio.
It will be my pleasure to share my work with you. I started
making handmade paper in 1998. After 17 years of making
TV commercials in Bombay, I decided I wanted to do something
that "reconnected" me to the earth. Papermaking has put
me on that path.
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I love the look and touch and feel of beautiful paper.
I enjoy exploring various natural fibers. The interplay
of light and paper excites me and ways to make paper 3-D,
through texturing, sculpting, layering...is like play.
I hope that the fun I have, shows in my work.
As raw material, I use only natural fibers that are waste
from agriculture and the rural cottage industry. Banana,
mulberry, kora grass, jute, sisal......wonderful fibers
that make beautiful, strong paper. I use a Hollander beater,
lifting paper with traditional deckle and mould.
My studio in Bangalore, that i built in 2002, was designed by the innovative architect Chitra
Vishwananth and her team at Biome Solutions. http://www.biome-solutions.com/ it is constructed with mud blocks, the roof harvests rain water and we also recycle waste
water from both, the papermaking process and sewage. This water is used in my garden, where
I grow some organic fruits and vegetables. S. Vishwanath , who goes by the pseudonym,
zenrainman, designed the waterworks. its been almost 10 years now and the house and the
system is efficient and cost effective and i recommend you check out both Chitra and
Vishwananth's website, for ideas on sustainable living!
http://www.rainwaterclub.org/
http://www.youtube.com/user/zenrainman
In the studio we are always developing paper and paper
products, with new fibers that we find near the projects
that I am involved in.
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