Combat paper project
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The Combat Paper Project was a project formed to help veterans cope with past experiences in the war. It was based out of the Green Door Studio in Burlington, Vermont
in the United States. Their processes include making paper out of their old uniforms to then create art on them as well as many other creative outlets for them to connect to fellow veterans. They have exhibits and workshops available to further expand their knowledge as well as connect on a more national level with others..
The Combat Paper Project is a collaboration initiated by Drew Matott and Drew Cameron, involving war veterans, activists and artists.
Combat Paper is made using uniforms worn during military service. The uniforms are cut into pieces, cooked and macerated in a Hollander beater
to make paper pulp. The pulp is then formed into paper sheets. Combat Paper has been used to make broadsides, books and personal journals, and the base for other printing processes.
In October 2009 utilizing a bike operated beater, Drew Matott, John LaFalce, Lee S. McDonald and Scott Meeker conducted a street intervention inviting attendees at the 2009 Friends of Dard Hunter
Conference to cut pieces of military uniforms and place the pieces into the beater.
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
in the United States. Their processes include making paper out of their old uniforms to then create art on them as well as many other creative outlets for them to connect to fellow veterans. They have exhibits and workshops available to further expand their knowledge as well as connect on a more national level with others..
The Combat Paper Project is a collaboration initiated by Drew Matott and Drew Cameron, involving war veterans, activists and artists.
Combat Paper is made using uniforms worn during military service. The uniforms are cut into pieces, cooked and macerated in a Hollander beater
Hollander beater
A Hollander beater is a machine developed by the Dutch in 1680 to produce paper pulp from cellulose containing plant fibers. It replaced stamp mills for preparing pulp because the Hollander could produce in one day the same quantity of pulp it would take a stamp mill eight days to prepare.However,...
to make paper pulp. The pulp is then formed into paper sheets. Combat Paper has been used to make broadsides, books and personal journals, and the base for other printing processes.
In October 2009 utilizing a bike operated beater, Drew Matott, John LaFalce, Lee S. McDonald and Scott Meeker conducted a street intervention inviting attendees at the 2009 Friends of Dard Hunter
Friends of Dard Hunter
The Friends of Dard Hunter was established in 1981 to preserve and promote hand papermaking and book arts in the spirit and tradition of Dard Hunter...
Conference to cut pieces of military uniforms and place the pieces into the beater.
List of sponsors, supporting institutions and special collections
- The Studios of Key WestThe Studios of Key WestThe Studios of Key West is a non-profit creative campus, cultural center, and artists colony in the heart of Key West, Florida, based at the Historic Armory at 600 White St....
, Key West, FL - Longwood UniversityLongwood UniversityLongwood University is a four-year public, liberal-arts university located in Farmville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1839 and became a university on July 1, 2002...
, Farmville, VA - Magnolia Editions, Oakland, CA
- The Beat Museum, San Francisco, CA
- Napa Valley Hand Papermaking, Napa, CA
- University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
- International Printing Museum, Carson, CA
- Tarbeaux Press, Sierra Madre, CA
- Cabbage Head Press, Tempe, AZ
- Herberger College of Fine Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
- The Caxton Club, Chicago, IL
- Art Institute of Washington, Washington, DC
- St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
- Seastone Papers, West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, MA
- Friends of Dard HunterFriends of Dard HunterThe Friends of Dard Hunter was established in 1981 to preserve and promote hand papermaking and book arts in the spirit and tradition of Dard Hunter...
, Tuscalusa, AL - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- Mills CollegeMills CollegeMills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...
, Oakland, CA - San Francisco Public LibrarySan Francisco Public LibraryThe San Francisco Public Library is a public library system serving the city of San Francisco. Its main library is located in San Francisco's Civic Center, at 100 Larkin Street at Grove. The first public library of San Francisco officially opened in 1879, just 30 years after the California Gold...
, San Francisco, CA - Colorado Center for Handmade Paper, Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
- The Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- National Alliance for the Mentally IllNational Alliance on Mental IllnessThe National Alliance on Mental Illness was founded in 1979 as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. NAMI is a nation-wide American advocacy group, representing families and people affected by mental illness as a non-profit grass roots organization and has affiliates in every American state...
- Booklyn Artists Alliance, Brooklyn, NY
List of Special Collections
- Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections, University of VermontUniversity of VermontThe University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
, Burlington, VT - Bavarian State LibraryBavarian State LibraryThe Bavarian State Library in Munich is the central "Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of Bavaria and one of Europe's most important universal libraries. With its collections currently comprising around 9.39 million books, it ranks among the best research libraries...
, Munich, Germany - The Boston Athenæum, Special Collections, Boston, MA
- Carl Blegen Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
- Hunter Library, Special Collections, Western Carolina UniversityWestern Carolina UniversityWestern Carolina University is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system....
, Cullowhee, NC - Lafayette CollegeLafayette CollegeLafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
Libraries, Lafayette College, Easton, PA - Library of Congress, Washington, DC
- Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ
- Richard F. Brush Collection, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
- Scripps College, Special Collections, Claremont, CA
- Temple UniversityTemple UniversityTemple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
, Special Collections, Philadelphia, PA - University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, IrvineThe University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
, CA - University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
- University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
, Orlando, FL - University of Connecticut, Special Collections, Storrs, CT
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Sponsors
- The Studios of Key WestThe Studios of Key WestThe Studios of Key West is a non-profit creative campus, cultural center, and artists colony in the heart of Key West, Florida, based at the Historic Armory at 600 White St....
, Key West, FL - St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
- Columbia CollegeColumbia College ChicagoColumbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...
, Chicago, IL - Iraq Veterans Against the WarIraq Veterans Against the WarIraq Veterans Against the War is an advocacy group of active-duty United States military personnel, Iraq War veterans, Afghanistan War veterans, and other veterans who have served since the September 11, 2001 attacks who are opposed to the U.S. occupation of Iraq...
- Booklyn Artists Alliance, Brooklyn, NY
- Radio Bean, Burlington, VT
- Speeder & Earl's, Burlington, VT
- Art Rage Gallery, Syracuse, NY
- The Beat Museum, San Francisco, CA
- Sara Nesson Productions, Burlington, VT
- Friends of Dard HunterDard HunterWilliam Joseph "Dard" Hunter was an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking—especially by hand, using the tools and craft of four centuries prior...
, Tuscalusa, AL - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- Cabbage Head Press, Tempe, AZ
- Herberger College of Fine Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- Art Institute of Washington, Washington, DC
- Longwood University, Farmville, VA
- International Printing Museum, Carson, CA
- Tarbeaux Press, Sierra Madre, CA
- Seastone Papers, Martha's Vineyard, MA
- Saratoga Library, Saratoga, CA
- The Caxton Club, Chicago, IL
- Magnolia Editions, Oakland, CA
- University of California Santa Barbera, Santa Barbera, CA
- Napa Valley Hand Papermaking, Napa, CA
- Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
- Mills College, Oakland, CA
- San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
- Colorado Center for Handmade Paper, Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
- The Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ