AMATE PAPER
Mexican bark paper, or amate paper, is a fine example of indigenous Mexican art.
Amate is a type of paper developed in pre-Columbian Maya culture.
Amate is created by boiling the inner bark of Ficus trees and then hammering the ensuent fibers with a stone.
The amate paper is light brown in color, stretchy and delicate to the touch with lines, folds, ridges or wrinkles.
Mexican bark paper, or amate paper, is a fine example of indigenous Mexican art.
Amate is a type of paper developed in pre-Columbian Maya culture.
Amate is created by boiling the inner bark of Ficus trees and then hammering the ensuent fibers with a stone.
The amate paper is light brown in color, stretchy and delicate to the touch with lines, folds, ridges or wrinkles.
This is a modern painting on amate paper entitled, Visions of the Sleeping Bard, by Welsh artist and writer, Iwan Bala. His work can be found at his web site: http://www.iwanbala.com/
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