cire d'abeille sur papier faite a la main. bees wax on hand made paper.

Oeuvres: sans titre

taille: 9''x10''

annee: 2020

PAPER USED IN MAKING WORKS

To make the paper used in Canal Paper Pads, Saint-Armand uses left-over fibres from clothing industry offcuts (white tee-shirts, blue denim) and flax straw from farmers. The paper is then created by mixing the beaten straw or fibres with rags, and the colour of the paper is determined according to the colour of the rags. Fibres are not bleached or cooked, but rather simply mixed with the rags: a good, ecological choice. The heat of paper machine dryers shrinks the fibres and gives this paper an interesting, rough texture. A quality paper made on Saint-Armand's Fourdrinier machine.

COLD WAX MEDIUM

Cold Wax Medium, A soft paste that makes oil colors thicker and more matte. Formulated to knife consistency, it’s made from naturally white unbleached beeswax, alkyd resin, and odorless mineral spirits.

DRY PIGMENTS

Concentrated, artists-grade organic dry pigments, chemically pure and without additives.