using his own hand made paper
Blue Wild Iris - pin
Anatomy of Paper Jewelry
Well; first I make the paper. For more information on that process go to my paper making page.
Pins & Earrings
Day one, I glue my hand made paper [hmp] to acid free mat board and set it aside to dry.
Day two, I hand cut my rectangular designs or punch out my oval designs using a punch of my own design and construction.
The ovals pieces then require sanding of the edges to smooth them. Then I hand paint the design and set it aside to dry.
Day three, I hand lacquer the front of the piece and it is allowed to dry.
Day four, I hand lacquer the rear of the piece and it is allowed to dry.
Day five, a pin back is glued on and it is set aside to dry, while the edges continue to cure.
Day six, I glue paper on the back side to cover up the glue that holds on the pin back, and it is set aside to dry.*
Day seven, I hand lacquer the paper that covers the foot of the pin back and it is set aside to dry.
Day eight, the edges are hand lacquered to seal it completely, and it is set aside to dry.
Day nine, after final inspection, the pin is mounted to a mini easel display card.
As you can see; it takes more than a week to make a pin.
* I finish off the back side of my pins by gluing on another piece of paper to cover up the foot of the pin back and the glue that holds it on.
This gives them a finely finish look all around. Most people appreciate this extra attention to detail; so I consider it well worth my time.
For more information and images of my paper jewelry check the link below.
Hand Painted Pins
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hand crafted hand painted fine art paper jewelry
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