I’d heard about The Paper Foundation at Burneside near Kendal and it was a wonderful discovery when on holiday in the Lake District. As an artist working in mixed media, paper is one of the materials I love to include in my work. Book and paper conservation is also another passion of mine so it was a delight to visit this wonderful gem.

Established in 2016 it specialises in hand made paper European style. Each sheet is individually made using various fibres; hemp, linen, cotton.
Here’s Sam in the process of making paper, showing wet sheets on couching felts and then stacked to dry.

Below is an old beater repurposed and a new version of the old work horse, both in use

The paper is sought after world wide by museums, galleries, libraries and conservators.

I’m the lucky owner of the gift of one of their sketchbooks.

I’ll post more but this is just the starter……………………