Let’s make a Lantern! Paper & Wire Forms with Ashley Page
July 27 - July 31
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Let’s make a Lantern! Paper & Wire Forms – Ashley Page
Dates: July 27 – 31, 2026
Studio: Papermaking
Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300
Lab fee: $150
Class limit: 6
Explore the translucent quality of paper in this lantern workshop! We will cover basic sheetforming and expand into more advanced 3-dimensional papermaking applications. Participants will learn how to construct an orbital vessel form of their design using cold connection wire techniques. Utilizing fibers such as overbeaten abaca, the central focus of this workshop will be the papermaking and wire vessel process. At the end of our time spent together, we will showcase our battery-powered LED illuminated lanterns throughout the Women’s Studio Workshop campus to create a “lantern walk” and watch our creations come to life!
Papermaking is a wet process; participants should be prepared with waterproof or water-safe shoes and clothing. This workshop will involve prolonged periods of standing, often requiring repeated movements in the upper body, and the maneuvering of heavy items.
This workshop is currently in the week-long members-only registration period. Registration will open to the public on February 4th.
Artist
Ashley Page
Ashley Page is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Portland, ME. She holds a BFA in Sculpture from the Maine College of Art & Design. Her studio practice serves as a vehicle for storytelling, representation, and intergenerational exchange. Page’s artwork has been exhibited at museums and institutions, including the Portland Museum of Art, Hunterdon Art Museum, the Tate House Museum, and the University of Southern Maine Art Gallery. As a teaching artist, she has taught various workshops in textiles, papermaking, and printmaking at Peters Valley School of Craft, the University of Maine Orono, Waterfall Arts, and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, among others.