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Earth Dumpling Energy! Time to think about Spring and Seed Bombs.
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Are you familiar with seed bombs? As you may have noticed, we like to discuss the history of things at Pulp. And seed bombs are a real doozy. Lazy gardeners, read on. Masanobu Fukuoka was a Japanese microbiologist and farmer. Somewhat of a philosopher, too. He celebrated natural farming and revegetation of desert lands and came up with the idea of ‘Do Nothing’ farming in his book ‘One Straw Revolution’. A kind of Zen Farming tome, the book “critiques almost every aspect of food, bodies, and culture in a witty and effortless way”. He points out why modern farming...
Wax On, Wax Off. Remember the Karate Kid? Yes or No, Doesn't Matter. Find the Black Belt of Waxed Stuff Here at Pulp.
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Forgive my 80’s movie nostalgia, but this is important! For those paying attention, we talked about Lokta Paper last week. A surprise bonus is that it also comes in a waxed version. Waxed ‘Pavers’ Lokta is a lovely stone pavers print that comes in blue, green and brown. There is also (non-Lokta) lotus red and striped waxed paper for more pattern options. And if paper bags are something you need right now, we have turtleback, flat and carry waxed bags. Noice. OK, listicle time. Waxed paper is ideal for: Wrapping (gifts and homemade confectionary alike) Screening in art projects...
Artisan Paper, But Make it Himalayan
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The Daphne, or ‘Lokta’ Shrub Gives Good Paper. And We Like it—A'Lokta (See What I Did There!?) That’s right; the Nepalese paper plant does what it says on the box and more. This humble bush grows quickly and efficiently throughout Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam and even into Sichuan (Chilli anyone?) and North-West Yunan. It traditionally provided fodder for a plethora of aesthetically pleasing and valuable products, including prayer books and official documents. (Side note. The religious theme in stationary history runs strong! See last week’s blog for proof. Hint: Who’da’thunk priests would need posters?) Let's not get distracted. The long...
Got Blank Walls? Then You Need Posters.
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But not just any Posters. Cool, Beautiful, Inspiring, Ethereal, Educational Posters. From us, here at Pulp, of course. If we’re going to tell a ‘How it Started and How it’s Going’ story, we should start at the beginning. The year 1477 to be exact. Public woodblock prints were publicly ‘posted’ (ahem, hence the name) on walls in England to advertise a handbook for priests. Got to give it to them. They knew their market. Anyway, a few hundred years later, in 1866, a French guy called Jules Chéret created the first colour lithographs. The V&A museum in London explains it...
POV: You’ve Enrolled in Rhythmic Gymnastics, But Only Have a Stick.
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Try Googling “Pulp Creative Ribbon”, and you’ll be halfway to expressing your feelings and emotions through movement. There are 104 results if you choose to take part in this little experiment. That’s 104 options for colour, pattern, thickness and texture. That’s a lot of costume options for the amateur performance at the end of the term. If this isn’t relatable, of course, ribbon (and twine) can be used for many other purposes: Fancy bookmarks for all your fancy books Holding your jeans up so that they don’t fall down (i.e., a belt) Making a fabulous skirt (search that up, it’s...