Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Louise Jannetta’s practice involves the application and layering of papers, threads, textures, fabrics making the art of Joomchi and Momigami a natural addition to her repertoire and skills.
In this video, she demonstrates a mode of mark-making that might open the gates to your own creativity and give you permission to destroy in order to create.
The book mentioned in the video is :-
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
by Peter Wohlleben, Mike Grady, et al.
I hope you enjoy it.
Please see more of Louise Jannetta’s work on louisejannetta.co.uk
Momigami is a unique Japanese paper that is made strong and durable.
In the west, momigami papers are used by bookbinders but in Japan, the fabric like qualities of these papers have been utilised for clothing, umbrellas, wallets, purses, wrappings, and other craft items
Traditional momigami is made by applying paste to a strong, handmade kozo paper, wrinkling and kneading the paper, then allowing it to dry. Momigami’s rich texture combines the complexity of entangled fibres with millions of wrinkles, creating a paper with texture, character and strength.
The paper traditionally used is Mullberry paper or kozo paper, made from the bark of the mulberry bush using skills passed down through the generations.
Timestamps
00:00 start
00:32 Linear line folding
05:09 Organic or erratic folding
Louise Jannetta’s practice involves the application and layering of papers, threads, textures, fabrics making the art of Joomchi and Momigami a natural addition to her repertoire and skills.
In this video, she demonstrates a mode of mark-making that might open the gates to your own creativity and give you permission to destroy in order to create.
The book mentioned in the video is :-
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
by Peter Wohlleben, Mike Grady, et al.
I hope you enjoy it.
Please see more of Louise Jannetta’s work on louisejannetta.co.uk
Momigami is a unique Japanese paper that is made strong and durable.
In the west, momigami papers are used by bookbinders but in Japan, the fabric like qualities of these papers have been utilised for clothing, umbrellas, wallets, purses, wrappings, and other craft items
Traditional momigami is made by applying paste to a strong, handmade kozo paper, wrinkling and kneading the paper, then allowing it to dry. Momigami’s rich texture combines the complexity of entangled fibres with millions of wrinkles, creating a paper with texture, character and strength.
The paper traditionally used is Mullberry paper or kozo paper, made from the bark of the mulberry bush using skills passed down through the generations.
Timestamps
00:00 start
00:32 Linear line folding
05:09 Organic or erratic folding
