Vicky Sigwald
First interest in hand papermaking process: 1985
First piece of handmade paper: 1985
First handmade paper artwork: 1985
Beginning of active practice: 1986
Vicky's Work in Hand Papermaking:
- Artist who uses handmade paper for book arts
- Artist who uses papermaking for three-dimensional work
- Educator who teaches hand papermaking (any facet)
- Production hand papermaker
- Writer on topics related to hand papermaking
Vicky's Introduction to Hand Papermaking:
- An individual
Influences on Vicky's Work in Hand Papermaking:
Publications initially important to Vicky:
- el papel hecho a mano : F. Lopez Anaya
- papermaking : Dard hunter
- plant papers for HMP : Lilian Bell
- papermaking : jules Heller
- the Art of Papermaking : B. Toale
Publications eventually important to Vicky:
- HandPapermaking Magazine : varios
- color for the HPM : Koretsky
- pulp technology : Clark
- papyrus, tapa Amate : L. Bell
- japanese Papermaking : T. Barrett
Countries where Vicky's studied:
- Switzerland : Fred Siegenthaler
- residency
- other : Job at Hand Papermill
- USA : Twinrocker, Dieu Donne, Carriage House, Magnolia, Dobbin Mill, others
- hands-on workshop
- demonstration
- visit to mill or artist studio
- residency
- other : null
- Brazil : Lourdes Cedran
- hands-on workshop
- visit to mill or artist studio
- residency
- Venezuela : Zulay Herrera
- visit to mill or artist studio
- residency
Raw materials used by Vicky in Hand Papermaking:
Chemicals used by Vicky for cooking fibers in Hand Papermaking:
Tools and methods used by Vicky for beating in Hand Papermaking:
Style of sheet forming used by Vicky in Hand Papermaking:
Years teaching hand papermaking: 1989 to present
Teaching formats used by Vicky:
Vicky's Income Contribution from Hand Papermaking:
- a lot
Narrative:
I have a handpapermill in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
here we make paper every day from 9 to 5 on a regular day. all day long when on a complicated project.
we are sheet makers, production papermakers.
our main fiber is cotton linters and rags.
we make traditional western paper and nepalese banana paper that we crinkle.
At the mill we train apprentices, we teach, we conduct workshops and give free consultation to individuals that are looking for papers or paper related objects.
we have also a shop where we sell lamps, stationery, books and decorative objects.
we also produce paper products for other shops.
we are active members of the Friends of Dard Hunter and IAPMA.
the name of our papermill El Molino del Manzano
the founders and owners Vicky and Pablo Sigwald
the other handpapermaker is Adrian Gallardo
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