VIRGINIA SARSFIELD:

A production hand papermaker since 1994, I specialize in artist-grade and lampshade papers, responding to the world around me in color and texture. At any one time I will have several buckets of colored pulp and mix them in the vat until I have a color that pleases me.

Bits of fiber from walks in the woods or along the sea find their way into some of the papers – tufts of cattail, small pieces of lichens or Irish moss seaweed. Never satisfied for long, the vat will metamorphous from one color to the next with all the steps between the two.

The result is a rich palette of handmade papers in many different shades and textures.

Custom orders welcome.

www.handmadepapersonline.com

Made to order, paper lampshades.

Virginia Sarsfield with handmade paper (left), Silver clarinet lamp with unique handmade paper shade.