Here’s some more new experiments with rust, wax, tea and ink. I’m enjoying not feeling constrained by paper size and shape. Whether these eventually end up as mounted and framed work is beside the point. I’m learning more about the way these materials behave with every mark I make.
BOX OF BIRDS 
No, those Asian papers are just as uniform as the European ones. And maybe I could learn to make it myself, but I’ve got quite enough to concentrate on with the research I’m doing now, I think!
Do you find that the rice papers have random consistency, or are they uniform texture/color? I wonder if you could make your own (rice) paper?!
In February this year I did a workshop with Paula Roland in Santa Fe. There we touched on wax monotypes. I had previously been exploring rust on paper – also a printmaking technique, since the marks come from the metal matrix. One of the fluids I use to dampen the paper to promote rust is tea.
So…..I have started to combine all these things. They all work, but the issue is how to control the marks. I’m happy to have these unpredictable results, but I’d like to have the option of more control for some pieces.
However, I have noticed that the paper I choose has a big influence on my results. Softer, more absorbent papers work best, and because I’m also interested in transparency, I’ve so far concentrated on rice papers rather than European papers. There’s a great deal of work yet to do. I would like to reach a point where I have an array of materials and techniques to call on. Thanks for asking!
I’m interested to hear more about the techniques you’re testing. Howja do it? What worked well, what didn’t.