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Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting
July 18, 2022 - July 22, 2022
| $300 – $1200Event Navigation

Light as a Feather, Still as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting – Sarah Rose Lejeune
Dates: July 18-22, 2022
Studio: Papermaking
Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 – $1200
Lab fee: $100
Class limit: 8
Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133.
Using experimental casting processes rooted in fiber properties and hand papermaking techniques, students will learn to record dimension and texture with paper pulp. Beginning with technical basics such as fiber processing in the Hollander beater and western sheet formation, students will apply these skills to a variety of non traditional paper casting methods such as embossing with the hydraulic press and vacuum table, carved and collaged low relief moulds, found moulds, use of additives, and laminate casting objects with high shrinkage fibers. This experimental workshop will emphasize the unique nature of paper as a casting medium through a wide exploration of this material. This course will cover ways of working applicable both to professional and more improvisational studio contexts. All levels are welcome.
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.