Materials List This workshop will focus entirely on the sculptural possibilities of paper pulp. Starting with simple armature construction methods, students will learn how to take paper from 2D to 3D in this hands-on workshop. Materials such as wire, reed, string and mesh will be used as armatures to support paper pulp like abaca and cotton. A number of casting methods will be introduced, including dipping, casting pulp around found objects and creating molds in clay. Emphasis will be…

Fresh Cuttings - Bhavna Mehta Dates: August 5-9, 2019 Studio: Papermaking Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected]   Materials List The flatness of paper will serve as an inviting platform for transformation. This workshop will consist of two main activities - making paper…

  Materials List This class will cover the basics of papermaking with an emphasis on surface exploration. We will focus on methods to create imagery within the sheet covering techniques related to embedding, watermarking, and blowouts. Participants are encouraged to experiment as they consider multiple approaches to each process working with stencils, dimensional drawing, and even physical objects to create images and leave impressions. The product from this class may range from stacks of experimental sheets, to a series folio…

Interdisciplinary Papermaking - May Babcock Dates: July 12 - 16, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click here for Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. In this workshop,…

Let's Make Hanji: Korean Papermaking – Aimee Lee Dates: July 26 - 30, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class Limit:5 Click here for Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. This…

The Topography of Handmade Paper - Mary Hark Dates: August 2 - 6, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Click Here for Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here.…

The Topography of Handmade Paper (Sec. 2)- Mary Hark Dates: August 9 - 13, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Click Here For Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Due to high demand, we've opened a second section of this workshop! In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come…

Upcycling, Harvesting; A Sustainable Approach to Papermaking - Rebecca Hutchinson Dates: August 23 - 27, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List This course introduces sustainable approaches to papermaking. Participants will be engaged conceptually in the practice of harvesting from place as content for papermaking. Demos will cover pulp preparation of…

Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking - Fafnir Adamites Dates: July 4 - 8, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 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. Click Here for Materials List This workshop will give students an opportunity to fully explore the dimensional possibilities of paper pulp – without having to pull sheets. Experimentation will be…

Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking - Fafnir Adamites Dates: July 11 - 15, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 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. Click Here for Materials List This workshop will give students an opportunity to fully explore the dimensional possibilities of paper pulp – without having to pull sheets. Experimentation will be…

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. Click Here For Materials List Using experimental casting processes rooted in fiber properties and hand papermaking techniques, students will learn to…

Papermaking, Layering and Assemblage - Laura Moriarty Dates: July 25-29, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 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. Click Here for Materials List This workshop will focus on a range of hand papermaking techniques with an aim at creating a series of two-dimensional assemblages. We will primarily use Western-style sheet…

Telling Stories Through Papermaking - Maria Amalia Dates: August 8 - 12, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List Craft processes and materials contribute in powerful and meaningful ways to the content of artworks. This exploratory workshop will invite participants to think about the history and narratives embedded in the materials used in their artwork. Participants will reflect on memories of personal lived experiences as they fully immerse themselves…

Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking - Candy Alexandra González Dates: August 15 - 19, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 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. Click Here for Materials List During this workshop, participants will learn to transform freshly formed sheets of handmade paper into finished masterpieces with pulp paints. Participants will walk…

Oral Histories and Alternative Fibers: Experimental Papermaking - Kelly Taylor Mitchell Dates: August 22 - 26, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 - $1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 Click Here For Materials List This experimental papermaking workshop will center oral histories that the participating artists are carrying, seeking, or working to decipher. These oral histories may be tied to family, place, or relationships. Through sketching and writing, these narratives will be abstracted and communicated with alternative and…

Ground Up: Using Natural Pigments and “Found Color” in Pulp Painting - Hannah O’Hare Bennett Dates: July 17 - 21, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you'd like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. This class is centered around building a palette of colored paper pulp which will be used in learning the reverse pulp painting technique. Colors will…

Papermaking: Images in Pulp - J. Leigh Garcia Dates:  July 24 - 28, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Use stencils, spray bottles, squeeze bottles and more to create images with pulp! We’ll begin by learning the basics of European-style papermaking using abaca and flax fibers. These sheets will then be transformed with the addition of stenciled, painted, and collaged cotton linter pulp. The possibilities are endless when you combine these…

Handmade Paper and Encaustic – Laura Moriarty Dates: July 31 - August 4, 2023 Studio: Papermaking and R&F Tuition: Members $775, Nonmembers $825 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 7 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Join WSW in collaboration with R&F Handmade Paints in Kingston as we explore combining handmade paper and encaustic. During the first two and a half days, participants will work in WSW’s…

Paper, Thread, Movement – Bhavna Mehta Dates: August 7 - 11, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. This workshop combines handmade paper and cotton thread in a unique process. Inspired by rhythm and abstraction, we will use various mark-making and pattern-making techniques to prepare textures and images with colored cotton thread on Solvy.…