Paper

For almost 30 years Joel Lambeth has been constructing an extensive body of collage work, developing a myriad of styles and techniques along the way, beginning in 1995 when he was assembling agitprop works inspired by punk rock icons Jamie Reid and Winston Smith. Think ransom note fonts and anti-consumerist sloganeering. From there his experiments traversed monochromatic Constructivist compositions featuring harsh lines and bold typography, 3-dimensional geometric structures, brightly coloured psychedelic designs, and more recently, replicating the iconography of stylised digital landscapes using very analogue methodologies. Throughout all this stylistic ducking and weaving, the one constant has been the material: paper. Glossy magazines, street posters, newspapers, books and comics, cut with scissors or blades, or torn by hand, then glued back together in one exciting form or another.

Earthy & Magical Paper Co. has been creating small batch handmade paper in the Blue Mountains since 2010, infused with flower petals, plants, tea leaves, herbs, spices, vegetable & natural dyes and other earthy and magical materials. I gather most of my botanicals from my own garden, or from the local area. My handmade paper has been used for product packaging, wedding invitations & stationery, craft projects, letter-writing, book-making, decorating, business vouchers, scrapbooking, menus, art printmaking, and for special events. I have made paper for clients locally, and all over the world, for creators such as florists, potters, jewellers, photographers, clothing designers and soap makers just to name a few! My paper has been used for weddings (invitations, place cards, menus, save the dates, thankyou notes and vow paper), all over Australia and as far away as Paris and New York. Clients have included Linden Cook Jewellery, Alex Elle Self Care Sessions Workshops and Old Parliament House and has been seen in magazines including Domain, Blue Mountains Love and Frankie. Earthy & Magical Paper Co. also offers a custom printing service with handmade paper orders. Ready made papers are available in my Etsy shop. Please contact me for custom orders.