An Introduction to DECORATED PASTE PAPERS
Make a unique impression with your own handmade creations - you can create whatever designs you wish for whatever purpose.

Tutor: Victoria Hall
We have no scheduled workshops for this subject at the moment.
Please send us an email if you are interested in this subject.

NOTE FROM SHEILA: I first met Victoria about 10 years ago when I attended a craft fair at Blickling Hall. She is a prolific producer, working on fantastic projects internationally and is currently marbling papers for the 'Highgrove Florilegium'.

Making paste papers can be simple, fun, & a great way to explore pattern making & surface design. Coloured starch paste is applied to the surface of paper & then patterned whilst wet. We will firstly explore the use of different raw materials & then create a multitude of patterned effects using a variety of tools & found objects. You will have a large selection of papers to take away ready for use in bookbinding, card making, etc. Paste papers have been used for centuries as an alternative to marbled papers for covering books & objects. The course will be well illustrated with original handling material.

Victoria Hall began making decorated papers professionally in the late 1980's, having attained a degree in the History of Art & Architecture at the University of East Anglia. An acknowledged expert in replicating historic marbled papers used for restoration work she also loves creating unique richly coloured paste papers made by creating patterns in a layer of coloured starch paste applied to a sheet of paper. Both techniques can be attempted by novices to this craft and in her classes at The Studio@ Burlingham Hall, Victoria will demonstrate her work with samples and help participants to experience a variety of techniques and produce a varied portfolio of papers which can then be used in restoration work or other creative projects.

Victoria is a self-taught marbler who has had her own Norwich based business producing traditional papers since 1989. She produces a range of techniques and styles for antiquarian and contemporary applications, supplying clients and collectors worldwide. She has taught at West Dean College in West Sussex since 1995, done numerous workshops for the Society of Bookbinders, and led a series of public events at the John Rylands Library, Manchester.

Some of Victoria Hall's work is shown right but more detailed information and more of her work can be found at:
www.norfolkcraft.co.uk

Lunch on both days is included within the price and will be home-made & served in our family kitchen (or in fine weather on the terrace) with views over the gardens.