year long project - 3rd year

 I found some really useful information last time I did generalised research and I had a few additional thoughts to look into, for example how much energy a google search uses, how much of plastic pollution is caused from littering, seed paper and so on. That's really interesting, the internet isn't something that we can exactly stop using, given just how much of life is centred around the internet but it's interest to know and something to be aware about. As a subject that I haven’t looked into before, facts like this are genuinely interesting and quite an eye opener and does make you think about what you are doing. Also good to know! https://www.thetrainline.com/sustainable-travel https://www.thetrainline.com/via/sustainable-travel-news/putting-co2-into-context-for-you-travel-and-the-planet https://tgtg-mkt-cms-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/27152/Too-Good-To-Go---Impact-Report-2021---more-than-a-food-app.pdf https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/new-app-to-t...

 This is longggg overdue and will be a bit of a jumble as there area a couple of things I forgot to include in the previous post but nonetheless... During the first letter press experiment, it was suggested to use newspaper cut outs directly onto the handmade paper, which will then dry into the paper. I hadn't moved onto A4 paper at this point so it was a tad awkward but I was intrigued to see whether or not it would work! I then pressed a few pieces of the paper for a couple of days, while still damp to see if I could get it a bit flatter and then left it in the plastic sleeves whilst I went home for a few days; I think I left it in the plastic for a bit too long, it started to smell a bit odd but not that important at this point. An update on this round in just a moment... It worked! Very thick but it worked! I did the newspaper again, just in a much better space. Not fully dry yet but already it looks quite a bit like a doormat, which is interesting. Soo... I watched a couple of...