Combat Paper Project

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The Combat Paper is a project formed to help veterans cope with 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. [1]

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Combat Paper is a collaboration initiated by Drew Matott [2] and Drew Cameron, [3] 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.

List of sponsors, supporting institutions and special collections

Sponsors

  • The Studios of Key West, Key West, FL
  • St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY [9]
  • Columbia College, Chicago, IL
  • Iraq Veterans Against the War
  • 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 Hunter, Tuscaloosa, 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 Barbara, Santa Barbara, 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 [10]
  • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ [11]

List of Special Collections

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References

  1. ↑ About Us Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Drew Matott Profile Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ for Drew Cameron Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Sept 26-28, 2008 St. Lauerence University
  5. ↑ Friends of Dard Hunter Convention at the Carnegie Institute, Washington, DC Archived 2012-08-03 at archive.today
  6. ↑ BCIE Annual Exhibition Dec. 17-23,2008 at Rutgers University
  7. ↑ "October 14, 2008 Combat Paper Project Mills College, Oakland CA". Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  8. ↑ Combat Paper Profile
  9. ↑ St. Lawrence Workshop Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ November 29-30. 2008 - Ottawa Workshops Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Sponsors page Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Vitae Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
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