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Photos -> Howell Art Jennifer's father, Douglass Howell, was one of the early pioneers of handmade papermaking in the United States. Frustrated by the quality of paper for water colors, he started making his own paper which became his lifelong vocation. He created paper both as a medium for his own art and those of other artists and also as an art form in itself. These are a few of the pieces that we own.
	This piece of art was created by Douglass Howell during his "flax" phase. He grew the flax in his yard and made both paper and sculptures using it.
	In the late 1960's, Douglass Howell had fun experimenting with shaping his paper into these designs. Only three designs exist.

	This is handmade paper by Douglass Howell. He borrowed an Albrecht Dürer plate from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and used his hand press to make this print.
	Douglass Howell engraved this scene as a Christmas card. It is printed on his own paper and mounted on another sheet of his paper.
	This print on Howell paper is from an engraving made in India brought to him by the artist Michael Ponce de Leon.
	This collage was created by ?? on Howell paper.
	This holiday card was created by Douglass Howell's good friend, the artist Michael Ponce de Leon. It is mounted on a piece of Howell paper made from flax grown in his garden.
	Mary Callery designed and created this print on Howell paper as a holiday card for 1957.
	Douglass Howell created this wood block and printed it on his own paper.
	Douglass Howell wrote this poem, set it in type, and printed it on his own paper, using his hand press.
	This is another "flax" picture by Douglass Howell.