i have always had a great love of paper
especially handmade
each piece unique
the feel, the smell, the beauty,
the unlimited opportunities
to decorate it, to write and draw and paint upon it,
to fold it, to cut it, to wrap with it, to read from it, to create with it.
the short film below is a glimpse into the life of an artisan
who is also passionate about paper.
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“The Papermaker“ is a short documentary about one of the last handcrafting papermakers in Europe and his great love for paper. Gangolf Ulbricht makes unique tree- free papers by hand. For international artists, conservators, photographers, printers and many more. He learned his uniqe craft in Germany, Japan, France and England. In this short film we see him producing his fine paper in his basement studio in the Arthouse Bethanien in Berlin-Kreuzberg. He talks about his love and dedication for this craft – and it ́s future. Gangolf has worked for a number of known artists like: Jenny Holzer, Louise Bourgeois, Guenther Uecker, Jonathan Meese, Damien Hirst, Christiane Baumgartner, Matthias Weischer and many more.
https://uncrate.com/video/the-papermaker/
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“fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”
-william wordsworth
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credits:
Directed by DANIEL EGENOLF
Director of Photography LINE KÜHL
Edited by BORIS SEEWALD
Music by RALF HILDENBEUTEL
Sounddesign by ALEXANDER HEINZE
Produced by kingsandkongs.de
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
To me, this is fascinating and quite beautiful. I get very excited when I come across artisans selling notebooks they’ve made. The feel is exquisite. Thank you for sharing this Beth!
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me too, and you are very welcome, colleen –
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Wonderful. I share your love and fascination.
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theres’ something about it –
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Yep, I agree
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Wonderful to see a real artisan at work. They should offer the craft in schools so maybe it doesn’t die out.Maybe Gangolf could take on a couple of trainees.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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it is, isn’t it? wouldn’t that be fun?
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You know I am a lover of paper, Beth. I must see if they have this available for me to check out at my library.
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hopefully the link on this post should work – less than 5 mins )
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Better yet, Beth.
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Yup! Perfect and thank you.
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sounds fascinating! I agree with you
On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 5:00 AM, I didn’t have my glasses on…. wrote:
> ksbeth posted: “i have always had a great love of paper especially > handmade each piece unique the feel, the smell, the beauty, the unlimited > opportunities to decorate it, to write and draw and paint upon it, to fold > it, to cut it, to wrap with it, to read from it,” >
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Yes –
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This is a really nice share ! I always wanted to see how Paper is made ! Great papier 🙂
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I’m fascinated by it
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I LOVE paper. This is wonderful.
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me too!
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Oh I’m so glad I watched this. How beautiful! I love his passion! Thanks for sharing Beth!
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you are so welcome!
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I wanted to touch all of the paper. Those ragged edges…fabulous.
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i know!
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Lovely
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❤
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I feel the same way about paper. As a little girl, I spent hours just filling up paper with stories and drawings. A brand new sketch pad was a gift! His work looks both back-breaking and fascinating.
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yes, to all of that!
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That is literally one of the coolest videos I’ve watched in a long time.
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i loved it.
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Fascinating video!
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It’s nice, isn’t it ?
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