Shirley Weisbrod, Artist


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Cast (Molded) Paper

CAST & HANDMADE PAPER are art forms that unite the 2,000 year old art of papermaking with contemporary artistic expression. The cast process begins with the beating in water of cotton or any other cellulose fiber. The beaten fiber or pulp is swelled with water. The pulp is then laid up by hand in a mold (plaster) made from the original work of art (a clay sculpture). The pulp is pressed to drain off the water. Bonded to each other, the fibers dry in the single continuous unit, “cast paper.

Handmade paper differs from cast paper in that it is not made in a mold. Individual shapes are applied by the artist to create the desired image. The equipment sometimes used in hand-made paper is a flat screened mold along with a pressure press to squeeze out the water.

 

PAPER CASTING by Shirley Weisbrod
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Meditation
Paper Casting, 1985, 5/25, (28x24")(P96)
Swan
Paper Casting, circa 1978 (29x25")(P103)
Through the Forest
Paper Casting, AP 1982 (28x422")(P080)
     
Decora
Paper Casting, 1990, A/P, (30x26")(P76)
Poppy
Paper Casting with Color, 1987 (31x27")(P73)
Western Wall
Paper Cast with Color, 1983 (14x17")(P65)


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