Figure 15.1. Lamina Eddy 2, cyanotype and gouache on paper handmade from pigmented cotton, flax and cornhusk, 6″ × 9″ © Lindsey Beal and May Babcock 2016–2018. “The Lamina series is a recent collaboration between artists Lindsey Beal and May Babcock. It focuses on experimental integration of alternative photographic processes and creative papermaking techniques. Finely beaten pulp is made from pigmented cotton, flax and corn husk, suspended in a vat of water. Sheets are formed in a Western-style dip method, pressed and stack-dried flat. Paper is then externally sized with photo-grade gelatin sizing. The papers are then coated with cyanotype chemistry ...
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