Bill, the official papermaker, enjoys experimenting with leaves, pine-needles, perennial & wildflowers, tree bark and anything else he finds walking on one of the many nature trails in their backyard. He adds these "finds" to his blend of cotton linters and pulp recipe. Other man-made ingredients are added to the pulp vat along with non-toxic dyes for added color and texture. Before the Bear Paw Paper is dry, additional materials are embedded into it before it is "screened" or hand-pressed into clay molds created by Linda.

When the paper is finally dry, Linda further embellishes it with waxed linen cord, beads, deer-antler buttons, sticks, twigs and natural stones. The Bear Paw collages become three dimensional with abstract nature, landscapes and flora & fauna themes. Cutting, tearing, folding, layering, stitching and painting add even more texture before the final assembly where an acrylic sealer is used to preserve the piece. Linda also creates their artwork from wool and felt, known as needle felting, which is enriched by adding some of the same embellishments as she uses for the paper artwork.

Bill completes the artwork by adding further decorative items to the stretched canvas or matting and framing using his handmade frames. These are the final steps before they make their way to be displayed on the wall of homes, offices and places throughout the planet.