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Master Papermaker Sandro Tiberi
Clip: Season 13 Episode 18 | 4m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Papermaker Sandro Tiberi continues the tradition of papermaking in Fabriano, Italy.
Since the late 1700’s Fabriano, Italy has been known for fine art papermaking. Sandro Tiberi began his career in the Miliani Paper Mill. In the last 20th century as handmade paper making began to decline, Sandro opened his workshop in Fabriano. We talk to Sandro about his life’s work and how he’s passing along his knowledge of the fine art of handmade papermaking to the next generation.
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Broad and High
Master Papermaker Sandro Tiberi
Clip: Season 13 Episode 18 | 4m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Since the late 1700’s Fabriano, Italy has been known for fine art papermaking. Sandro Tiberi began his career in the Miliani Paper Mill. In the last 20th century as handmade paper making began to decline, Sandro opened his workshop in Fabriano. We talk to Sandro about his life’s work and how he’s passing along his knowledge of the fine art of handmade papermaking to the next generation.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> WE ARE REALLY HONORED TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE, OKAY?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT, OKAY?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SUCH A PRIVILEGE.
>> WE ARE VERY PROUD FOR OUR HISTORY, FOR OUR TRADITION FROM 13th CENTURY.
AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO HAVE THIS HISTORY.
BUT FOR ME, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO SEE THE FUTURE, BECAUSE IF WE THINK WE ARE VERY IN THE PAST, WE ARE NOW, WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE.
FOR THIS REASON I MAKE AN EVOLUTION OF MY TECHNIQUES AND I START FROM THIS CONCEPT.
FOR ME, HAND MADE, THE MAKING IS NOT ONLY A WAY TO PRODUCE PAPER, BUT IT IS A REAL LANGUAGE.
A REAL ARTISTIC LANGUAGE.
OKAY.
I BEGIN MY WORK LIKE ARTISAN, AND CRAFTMAN.
BUT I HAVE INSIDE ME A POWERFUL THAT MUST GO OUTSIDE, AND ARTIST, TO BE AN ARTIST IS THIS, IS TO PUT OUT THIS ENERGY AND CREATE.
AND I'M VERY LUCKY, BECAUSE THIS KIND OF WORK IS PERFECT FOR ME, BECAUSE I START WITH WATER, AND I CREATE WHAT IS IN MY MIND IN MY ART.
THIS IS THE MOLD.
THIS IS THE DECO, AND WITH THIS YOU CAN FORM THE PAPER IN THIS WAY.
YOU HAVE TO ADJUST THE WEIGHT.
AND AFTER YOU MAKE THE FILTRATION YOU MUST MOVE MOVE THE PLANE IN TWO DIRECTIONS.
IN THIS WAY YOU CAN CREATE THE PAPER THAT HAVE THE SAME MECHANICAL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.
THIS IS POSSIBLE ONLY WITH HAND MADE PAPER.
BECAUSE IN THE MACHINE THE FIBERS GO IN THE DIRECTION OF MACHINE.
IN THE FINEST ACADEMY, THREE STUDENTS MAKE THE FINAL TEST OF THE WORK WITH MY LABORATORY.
AND I'M VERY PROUD FOR THIS.
STAY WITH ME FOR A MONTH, WORK WITH ME WITH MY WIFE, AND CREATE SOMETHING UNIQUE.
A WORK OF ART.
I TEACH PEOPLE.
SOME OF THESE PEOPLE BEGIN TO BE AN ART MAKER AND I'M VERY PROUD FOR THIS, BECAUSE THE TRADITION GO AHEAD.
BUT WHAT IS THERE FOR ME, MOST BEAUTIFUL TO TEACH IS THE ARTISTIC PART.
THE LANGUAGES.
THIS IS FOR ME, EXCITING.
AND I LOVE TO TEACH THE CREATIVE TECHNIQUES.
FOR ME TODAY WAS EXCITING.
YOU ARE ARTIST.
I AM AN ARTIST.
AND FOR ME TO BE ARTIST MEANS THIS.
CREATE TOGETHER.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> TO HAVE THE SAME LANGUAGES AND CREATE A CURRENT, THIS IS PERFECT FOR ME.
WHEN CHILD ASK ME IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO COME HERE, I'M VERY EXCITING FOR THIS, BECAUSE YOU ARE NO LONGER THE WORD, YOU HAVE CONCEPT WITH OTHER CULTURES, AND A LITTLE PART OF THIS PORTRAIT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL FOR ME.
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Clip: S13 Ep18 | 2m 43s | Columbus alt-rock band BeachKitty performs Little Did You Know in the Broad & High Presents studio. (2m 43s)
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