Title
Moon Paper.
Coverage
Andrea Peterson (b. 1966)
Date
1999
Subject
Handmade paper with fiber manipulation, cotton rag pulp, pigment
Description
In La Porte, Indiana, hand papermaker Andrea Peterson, active 1997–present, shares a home farming and art business with her spouse Jon Hook. Peterson makes handmade decorated paper using techniques like paste paper, stenciled pulp, and fiber manipulation. Moon Paper, a popular pattern which entered Peterson’s catalog in 2000, is made by spraying and hand-manipulating white cotton rag pulp on a black cotton base sheet.
Source
Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Andrea Peterson