What is Joomchi?
Joomchi is a 500-year-old Korean paper-making technique that uses water to seal several layers of thin, handmade mulberry papers together to form a single, strong sheet. The paper is first wet, then, aggressively gripped, grabbed, stretched, and manipulated until the fibers are broken down, or felted. A major transformation occurs: flat sheets of paper become a very organic, leather-like, almost living form.
Joomshirt 30”x45” Chosen for Excellence in Fibers 2019
Plaques & Tangles 30”x45” Chosen for The Brain Project 2020
No adhesives are used, however pigments, other papers, fibres, and cloth can be “collaged” in, to create a very special mixed media paper art. The technique was first developed in order to use mulberry fibres for clothing, since Korea's climate was too cold to grow cotton!
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