In college we got to visit a paper-making place where we got to make our own and imprint it with flat things, sort of like a watermark. When I was a child, I had a cousin who's husband worked in a paper mill and he'd often bring us all sorts of cool papers we'd use to draw on or do origami with. While I don't use paper for my assemblages, I do have a collection of all sorts of paper that I'll do spontaneous drawings/paintings on to use up leftover paint on. And with the use of technology, I still prefer paper for my life and appreciate it (writing checks, stamps, boxes, hand-writing letters, catalogues, etc). To me, paper is romanticized compared to a computer screen (which has its own uses for sure).
In college we got to visit a paper-making place where we got to make our own and imprint it with flat things, sort of like a watermark. When I was a child, I had a cousin who's husband worked in a paper mill and he'd often bring us all sorts of cool papers we'd use to draw on or do origami with. While I don't use paper for my assemblages, I do have a collection of all sorts of paper that I'll do spontaneous drawings/paintings on to use up leftover paint on. And with the use of technology, I still prefer paper for my life and appreciate it (writing checks, stamps, boxes, hand-writing letters, catalogues, etc). To me, paper is romanticized compared to a computer screen (which has its own uses for sure).