paper making

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Even though I do not have to wrap my paper, I still spend quite a bit of time processing it. Going through the junk mail becomes an exercise in paper ripping. Today I filled my paper slop bucket with junk mail and tomorrow it will be a beautiful fresh batch of homemade paper. Each piece, approximately 30'x24', is its own mini history. Not only is the color affected by the passive and random assortment of the collection, but the weather changes the texture. Last week, I made three sheets of paper and it rained during the night. One side is smooth while the other looks like a small topographical map of a mountain range. I have rain textured paper.