From My Studio: Rice Paper Wet Mounting and Finishing 

Thank you so much for this demonstration. I have been searching RU-vid to find someone I could understand with a simple process. When I say simple I understand the importance of moving quickly. However some have demonstrated a much more complicated process than yours.

Thank you so much for sharing your technique! It's not easy to find such a thorough tutorial. Your paintings are stunning!

Thank you so much for sharing your amazing skills. I'm so happy to have found you and look forward to my subscription and exploring your channel. I just started painting on Masa and rice paper and am going to give batik a go. I love your work and your style.

So easy, now I can mount my monoprints. Beautiful work.

Beautiful painting great explanation

Best mounting demo ever. You make it look so easy!

Gracias por compartir el proceso. 😊

This is such a beautiful demo. Thanks so much for sharing 🙏

Karen, you are a master of mounting rice paper! Thanks for sharing the video.

thank you!!! I'm going to try...

Your work if just beautiful! Thank you for sharing you process.

Sumi-e is a Japanese art form using rice paper and black sumi ink.

Your work is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Excellent instructional video! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful work thank you for share the process

Thank you.

Thanks. I needed this.

Fascinating, thank you

What a wonderfully informative video. Thank you so much for sharing your process with us. I'll be watching more videos of yours. I'm fascinated with this process and your beautiful artwork.

Thank you. I've never seen a demo on this stage of sumi-e, the actual mounting and readying for framing.

Love the tutorial and your work.

COME BACK to RU-vid! ❤

Beautiful painting! Your demonstration was so helpful. I was taught in a class to use a flour and water mixture. Is this any type of wallpaper paste? A recent painting I did with rice paper on a canvas turned out nice but then wrinkled afterward. I will try your technique. Thank you so much!

Hello, thank you for this video. Are there any western alternatives for the backing paper? Why Masa paper for the backing? Just wondering cause Masa is currently unavailable in my country but would still like to have archival and a beautiful outcome :)

Hi Karen. I watched your video again to refresh my memory as I am getting ready to mount my first rice paper batik. I have masa paper to use for backing but I wondered if anyone ever mounted rice paper on nice thick watercolor paper for more sturdiness? Is that ever done, or is it more traditional or better to use only Masa or another rice paper to mount Rice paper work on Masa?

Thx. Very helpful. Can you share some ideas for framing the rice paper art please.

Hey thanks for this video really interesting. I’m just getting into this method using a wheat paste. Can I ask do you use just a ply board? When I tried this the tannins in the wood leaked and stained the paper. Thanks

Just the tutorial I was looking for! Thank you, Karen. Can you share the brand of rice paper you use, for I am not sure if that (xuan?) I have is ideal.

When you wet the painting with paste to the table, what prevents it from tearing when you lift it off with the masa paper? And what is the table surface material made of that you’re placing the rice paper onto?

I just did a watercolor batik workshop. Which side of the masa paper attaches to the painting (it has a shiny and dry/rough) side. And what is the vertical mounting board made of that you glue the painting/masa paper?

Hi I just came across this and loved your technique ! I was wondering if this would work for calligraphy that’s on rice paper? I bought a piece of china and no where around me does wet mounting.

What is the name of the thicker rice paper you use for backing?

Very well done Karen!, May I ask what brand of wallpaper paste do you use and where do you get the masa paper? Thanks! Kirk

Hi Karen! This is a fascinating process! Thank you for sharing! You mention you use inks? But then say you let the watercolors dry for days. Do you use both inks and watercolors - and mix them? Are the inks acrylic?

I just love this technique and have been experimenting. I just ran into something that hasnt ever happened. As i began to paint on the paste, it started to pill up (like a sweater). I couldnt get them all up before adding the masa paper. I cant think of anything i did differently as this was my 5th piece. Very weird, have you found that happen before?

hi I am a calligrapher and i use lighetr paper, simply because i cannot access affordably more expensive and higher quality paper. I would like to find out about mounting on plastic. Using acid free PVA glue, would the plastic mounting be considered archival? Would there be any issues mouting on plastic? Also, are all glues acid free. For example if i use a product such as elmers paper glue would that be considered archival. Also you stated that you use wheat paste. What is it made from and is there a recipe? Also I saw a chinese painting instructor using an adhesive backed by silicone what would be the difference between what he is using and my ideas above? Thank you for the video and I know these are a lot of question but f you can provide answers they will be appreciated.

Since you work in water colours, I'm wondering why they don't run when you add the wet wheat paste.

Where did you get the brushes from?

@Angelacdef1404 and I can also be found @Caballero_Fields. Painting with ink is a recent experience for me and I am loving it! your video will definitely improve my work.