Nathalie had exceptionally lovely quality Japanese rice paper - from her years in Japan and her Japanese calligraphy studies. Here she is pasting it down onto stretched Somerset satin paper. Her craftmanship is excellent - not a bubble or a tear and the background of soft veils of colour integrate flawlessly with the paper. She covered all the white areas with plain rice paper and is now ready for the next stage. This is intuitive design, where you don't have a preconceived idea or thumbnail - … [Read more...]