Paper Sculpture Wall Hangings

Ellen Mears Kennedy's paper wall hanging Kennedy's handmade paper shows a different range of color from each angle.  REAL VIDEO Click the icon to see some of Ellen Mears Kennedy's paper art.

The Carol Duvall Show cameras visit Ellen Mears Kennedy at her in-home studio in Silver Spring, Md. to capture how she makes her pigmented pulp papers into beautiful wall hangings.

Kennedy handmakes the papers from pigmented pulp (made up of cotton and abaca) using a papermaking technique that is a 400-year-old Dutch tradition. The papers are then attached to a canvas backing and embellished with threads or printed with ink using an intaglio process. Each paper has a left and right side display, which means each angle is colored differently. "The design is always in motion," Kennedy says, since the look of the paper changes with each angle it's looked at.

The air drying process Kennedy uses accentuates the curling and buckling that enhances the paper, which aids in the dimensional coloring.

Kennedy shows the step-by-step to making her wall hangings, from pulp to finished product.

Guests
Ellen Mears Kennedy
Artist
9210 Midwood Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-587-4782
Email: Emearskenn@aol.com
URL: www.guild.com
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