
Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Casting with Paper with SR Lejeune
July 14 - July 18
| $450 – $1300Event Navigation

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Casting with Paper – SR Lejeune
Dates: July 14– July 18, 2025
Studio: Papermaking
Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300
Lab Fee: $150
Class limit: 6
This experimental workshop will emphasize the unique nature of paper as a casting medium through a wide exploration of this material. Using experimental casting processes rooted in fiber properties and hand papermaking techniques, participants will learn to record dimension, texture, and surface with paper pulp. Beginning with technical basics such as fiber processing and sheet formation, participants will apply these skills to a variety of paper casting methods. This workshop will cover carved and collaged low relief mould making and use, various approaches to found moulds, basic plaster mould making and filling, two-part mould making with oven-bake clay, and laminate casting objects with high shrinkage fibers. This course will cover ways of working applicable both to professional and more improvisational studio contexts. All levels are welcome.
In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $250 nonrefundable deposit. WSW offers a sliding tuition model for the Summer Art Institute, and you can pick your desired tuition level from the drop-down menu at check-out. For assistance in selecting your tuition level, see this guide. If you are in a position to pay full tuition or more, we request that you do so. The pay-as-you-can model is not based on tax returns or documentation, rather your self-determined capacity to pay. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here.
This workshop is at capacity. Please email [email protected] or call 845 658 9133 to be added to the waitlist.
Artist
Sarah Rose (SR) Lejeune
SR Lejeune (b. 1994 Boston, MA) is a sculptor and papermaker based in Pine Plains, NY. They received a BA with High Honors in Studio Art from Oberlin College (2015), were a Core Fellow and Books/Paper Studio Coordinator at the Penland School of Craft (2017-21) and hold an MFA in Sculpture from the Yale School of Art (2023). In 2023-24 they were a West Bay View Foundation Fellow, and later Studio Assistant, at Dieu Donné in Brooklyn, NY. They have taught many papermaking workshops, including at Dieu Donné, WSW, Bard College, and the Penland School of Craft.