Making Paper Pulp Samples – Part 6: The Meat Tenderizer

In this next sample, I reached for something you’d usually find in the kitchen — a meat tenderizer.
At first glance it’s a tool made for impact, for breaking down fibres… but pressed gently into paper pulp, it reveals something quite different.

The patterned dents it leaves are rhythmic and sculptural, like a constellation of tiny marks mapped across the surface. Each press feels purposeful yet unexpected — a reminder that ordinary objects can have extraordinary effects when we slow down and explore them.

There’s a rough poetry in these imprints: not perfectly controlled, not symmetrical, but quiet and full of character. I love how this texture suggests movement and depth, yet remains simple in essence.

You don’t need the exact same tool — anything with a textured face will give you its own signature. Try it, observe the marks, and let the material tell you what it wants to become next.

Watch the video above to see how the pattern takes shape and unfolds across the pulp. Happy experimenting.