Amate Bark - Brown summer creating beautiful works of art

creating beautiful works of art with ease

mahogany-built study full of leather-bound books

19th-century anatomical charts

this pin is a reflection of Berkley Illustration's ability to blend the animal world with human culture

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Amate Bark - Brown summer creating beautiful works of artHandmade by the Otomi artisans of Mexico, this beautiful amate paper is still created using the same methods that their Mesoamerican ancestors used 3000 years ago. Boiled and pounded from the bark of amate wild fig tree, xalama, jonote and mulberry trees, this acid free paper is a wonderful choice for fine art uses including acrylic or gouache paintings, ink and pastel drawings, stamping, blockprinting, bookmaking bookbinding, and paper crafts. Due to