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Maureen Richardson is the author of various books and articles on hand-made papers, such as: Plant Papers (1978), Handmade Paper (Apple Press, 1999), Papermaking by Hand (Matrix 3, 1983), Paper as an Art Form (Matrix 6, 1986), Earth Pigments in Plant Papers (Matrix 21, 2001) and Paper from Bracket Fungi (Matrix 25, 2005), amongst others. Her focus was on the foraging of earth pigments from which to colour her hand-made papers. This paper is from such pigments found in Herefordshire, mixed with abaca pulp, and made on a mould once belonging to and used by John Mason, of the Twelve by Eight Press in Leicester.

The light blue hand-made paper by Paper Foundation of Cumbria, is made from a Griffen Mill beater, on a Griffen Mill Royal sized mould which features the Griffen Mill watermark. Griffen Mill, in County Mayo, was the only paper mill in Ireland, holding a Royal Warrant, before its closure. Paper Foundation took on equipment and moulds from this and other closed Mills, which enables their paper to be made in Cumbria. This paper was made by Tom Frith-Powell, Paul Davis and Mark Cropper, aided by Mike Gibbs of the Griffen Mill. The paper, of archival neutral pH quality, is two parts cotton and one part abaca, made with synthetic dyes.

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