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– the art projects
– the exhibitions and workshops in the gallery Paper Art & Design
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Archive newsletters

15 oktober 2020 Zwevende Waarnemingen | Floating Observations
24 september 2020 Zwevende Waarnemingen | Floating Observations
16 juli 2020 Een Eerste indruk | First Impression

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2021 The Delay of Time 90x85x13cm Pure organic Fla

2021 The Delay of Time
90x85x13cm
Pure organic Flax paper
Grown in Hemmen, Netherlands
Co-worked by the linen stewards 2020.
Sown, weeded, harvested, reaped, cracked, swung, heckled, beaten and paper formed, all by hand, a proces of almost one year.
#flax #organicart #organicflax #natural #abstractart #linenstewards2020 #linenproject #cooperative #circulairart #circulairdesign #circulareconomy #nofootprint #fibreart #rawmaterial #linenresearch #linen

The H.E.R.B.S. Paper collages, colab of @studio_ni

The H.E.R.B.S. Paper collages, colab of @studio_nienkehoogvliet and @fant.projects are now for sale on the webshop of fant-projects.com. The collages are made of sustainable textiles and handmade cotton and flax paper with Sage and Rosemary. #collage #natureart #sustainableart #nofootprint

Throwback inspiring and making week with @studio_n

Throwback inspiring and making week with @studio_nienkehoogvliet and @fant.projects to research circulair use of herbs. #naturaldyeing #papermaking #collages #sustainabledesign #circulairdesign photo @studio.hae

Another day in the Flax room. Feels like home in t

Another day in the Flax room. Feels like home in the meantime. The linen stewards are working ongoing towards ........
I just love the colours and structures of the seed, fibres and tools. #linenstewards2020 #linenstewards #craftsnl #flax #flaxfield #biological #biologicalplants #flaxpaper #linen #linensource

Paper series with cotton, hop flowers and hop poll

Paper series with cotton, hop flowers and hop pollen (very rare to harvest). Part of coming up art installation Forgotten Seeds #pollen #hop #biodiversity #savetheinsects #bees #honeyhighway #sustainableworld #dutchplants #dutchnativeplants

Soon on show at the Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea, New

Soon on show at the Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea, New York. Works of paper art of international artists. #paperart #paperworks #wallsculpture #wallobject #workonpaperart #gallerienewyork #collages @atlanticgallerynyc

Is it possible to make paper from hop flowers? We

Is it possible to make paper from hop flowers? We shall see! Part of the project Forgotten Seeds #hop #hopplant #hopplants #papermaking #paperfromplants #naturalpaper #paperart #morebiodiversity #biodiversity

Breaking the flax, we harvested this summer, in a

Breaking the flax, we harvested this summer, in a semi automatic way. Listen to the sound! #linenstewards2020 #flax #thelinenproject #brakelen #breakingflax @craftsnl

First serieus shrinkage and forming experiments wi

First serieus shrinkage and forming experiments with layers of flax paper (made of the flax fibers of Hemmen). I just love the structure and the dark colour with the tiny light coloured bits of bark. That these sheets are grown from tiny seeds, through nature and a lot of human skills, feels really fantastic. #flax #flaxpaper #linenstewards2020 #linen #linnen #vlas #vlasbewerking #craftscounsil #crafstcouncil #paperart #biologischzaad #sustainableseed #abstractart #contemporaryart #naturedesign
#papersculpture #papersculptures #wallobjects #wallart #wallsculptures

I’m very pleased with the dark paper I made from

I’m very pleased with the dark paper I made from the biological flax, gathered by hand this summer. The linen stewards are still working on the process. #flaxpaper #paperart #paperscupltures #wallobjects #linenstewards2020 #thelinenproject #linenstwards

The Linen Project is een initiatief van ArtEZ Fashion MA Fashion Held in Common en Crafts Council Nederland. Het project wil een dynamische- en productie- omgeving scheppen om kleinschalige lokale vezel en textielproductie te stimuleren en weer economisch levenskrachtig te maken.

Braken, zwingelen, hekelen, de volgende stappen in

Braken, zwingelen, hekelen, de volgende stappen in ons vlas verwerkingsproces. Video’s: Maaike Gottschal. 3 new steps in our flaxproces #linen #flax #linnen #vlas #linenstewards2020 #hekelen #zwingelen #flaxpapermaking @textielfabrique #paperart

Collaboration with FANT, textile and herb dyed han

Collaboration with FANT, textile and herb dyed handmade paper. Collages to see at ‘Floating Observations’. At Paper Art & Design from 17th October. Saturday open from 13-16 hours. #papercollages #paperart #paperdesign @fant.projects @paperartanddesign #naturaldye #sustainableart #regentessekwartier #valkenboskwartier #zeeheldenkwartier #weimarstraat #eigenwijsweimar

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