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The enduring art of papermaking

Pulp & Paper Canada, 2008-05, Vol.109 (5), p.20

Copyright Southam Business Communications, Inc. May 2008 ;ISSN: 0316-4004 ;EISSN: 1923-3515

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  • Title:
    The enduring art of papermaking
  • Author: Pett, Shaun
  • Subjects: Business ownership ; Carruthers, David ; Investments ; Pulp & paper mills ; Recycling
  • Is Part Of: Pulp & Paper Canada, 2008-05, Vol.109 (5), p.20
  • Description: One of the mill's seven employees, Graham Thoem, just showed up at the door one day, wanting to make paper. Like everyone at the mill, Thoem learned as he went and is producing good product several months on. "If they're not producing sellable paper after one or two days then it's not worth it," Carruthers says. "You lose money." "Making paper is a craft, and craft is art put to work," Carruthers says. "Craft is understanding the material you work with. A cobbler repairs shoes but he knows leather. With paper you have to understand fibre, where it comes from and how to transform it into paper. It's physical work but there's something poetic about it." Looking at various samples of paper, it's easy to recognize Carruthers's passion. "What I love about paper is that each type is designed for a purpose. To make paper is to find the best paper to accomplish its specific task." Geoffrey Farmer, a Vancouver artist exhibiting at the Musée d'art Contemporain in Montréal until April 20, was allowed to chip up a piece of the museum floor and asked St. Armand to make a paper embedded with the wood chips. Another recent job was for the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, manufacturing a few thousand botanical-sample bags. "They have to be strong and not contain any fluorescence as it could sully the test for certain lichens."
  • Publisher: Westmount: Annex Publishing & Printing, Inc
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0316-4004
    EISSN: 1923-3515
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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