A cast paper sculpture print is the most exciting, new medium to emerge in the art field this century. It begins with the artist creating the image as a 'bas relief' sculpture in clay and, from this, a limited edition of the work is formed in cast paper.

The initial sculpture is covered in several layers of soft catalytic rubber at the fine arts studio/printshop. This forms a negative mold of the image and, from this mold, a plaster positive 'maquette' is produced. The artist then refines the work to eliminate undercuts and smooth the surface to conform to his exacting standards. When the plaster has been brought up to standard, the final casting mold of silicone is poured and production of the edition is ready to commence.

Preparation of the paper pulp begins with the beating of 100% cotton linter fibres into a pulp form by use of a Hollander paper beater machine. Infinite care is taken to be certain the quality, texture and tensile strength of the fibres will be suitable for the forming process of cast paper.

The fibres are beaten in neutral pH water which has been filtered and purified to ensure the pulp conforms to conservation standards. In the studio/printshop this pulp is then poured, as a watery slurry, into the casting mold. Over a period of several hours the technician begins the slow detailed process of extracting the water by hand. Finally, when the water has been extracted and the pulp has been formed into a thick sheet or 'cast' of paper conforming to the intricate details of the casting mold, it is placed in a special drying rack in a climate controlled drying room for a few days.

All our cast paper sculpture prints are individually pulled by hand and therefore have those certain unique characteristics typical of all original fine art prints. Upon completion of the edition, all molds and maquettes are detroyed or defaced and both the artist and studio/printshop director sign a print documentation to certify the edition.