Maybe it’s the sound that is so satisfying. Maybe it is taking a piece of paper and turning it into confetti. I don’t know, but paper shredding isn’t just for security anymore. Nope. It’s art now. Once you get started, it can become an obsession. Turning reams and reams of paper into the materials for collages, border for macrame, or just to hear the sound of the paper shredder turning that 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper into shreds of its former self.

Now add colored paper to the mix. Ah, colored (more…)

Inserting a single sheet of paper into the paper shredder, and getting it properly and fully shredded on the first try, is an authentic art form. This takes patience, practice, skill, and determination – but such an accomplishment can be attained. In the process of mastering this lofty goal, paper shredding turns into a veritable display of technique, talent, effort, and determination.

There’s the putative shredder who mindlessly stuffs his sheet of paper somewhere in front of him without paying attention – no destination in particular – completely missing the paper slot. As the paper (more…)