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July 2019
Large Scale Paper Pour – Hong Hong
Materials List A hybrid of and an expansion upon Nagashizuki and Nepalese papermaking, the large-scale paper pour is an active, outdoor process that generates sheets of paper spanning more than ninety-six square feet. During this workshop, students will first collaborate with instructor to make a 12 ft x 8 ft sheet of paper using a modular mould and deckle. Fundamentals of a large-scale paper pour, such as pulp preparation, will be introduced. Students will then build their own large-scale…
Find out more »No Sheets Required – Objects in Pulp – Fafnir Adamites
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…
Find out more »August 2019
Fresh Cuttings – Bhavna Mehta
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…
Find out more »Excavated Surface: Experiments in Handmade Paper – Sue Carrie Drummond
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…
Find out more »Color, Fiber, Paper, Cloth: Natural Dyeing for Book Art – Radha Pandey
Color, Fiber, Paper, Cloth: Natural Dyeing for Book Art - Radha Pandey Dates: August 26 - 30 Studio: Papermaking Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $60 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 In this class students will learn to prepare and dye cellulose fibers for their projects. The…
Find out more »July 2021
Interdisciplinary Papermaking with May Babcock
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,…
Find out more »Let’s Make Hanji: Korean Papermaking – Aimee Lee
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…
Find out more »August 2021
The Topography of Handmade Paper with Mary Hark
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.…
Find out more »The Topography of Handmade Paper (Sec. 2) with Mary Hark
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…
Find out more »Upcycling, Harvesting; A Sustainable Approach to Papermaking with Rebecca Hutchinson
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…
Find out more »July 2022
Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking (Section 2)
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…
Find out more »Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking
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…
Find out more »Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting
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…
Find out more »Papermaking, Layering and Assemblage
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…
Find out more »August 2022
Telling Stories Through Papermaking
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…
Find out more »Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking – Candy Alexandra González
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…
Find out more »Oral Histories and Alternative Fibers: Experimental Papermaking – Kelly Taylor Mitchell
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…
Find out more »July 2023
Re-paper: Breathing New Life into Discarded Paper with Mikayla Patton
Re-paper: Breathing New Life into Discarded Paper with Mikayla Patton Dates: July 10 - 14, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 For student material list click here. Through recycling and repurposing, we will utilize papermaking as a way to rethink and revive “waste”. Let’s explore the power of handmade paper! Participants will learn a wide range of handmade paper techniques from processing recycled materials into pulp, sheet formation, and image production like embossment,…
Find out more »Ground Up: Using Natural Pigments and “Found Color” in Pulp Painting with Hannah O’Hare Bennett
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…
Find out more »Papermaking: Images in Pulp with J. Leigh Garcia
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…
Find out more »Handmade Paper and Encaustic with Laura Moriarty
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…
Find out more »August 2023
Paper, Thread, Movement with Bhavna Mehta
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.…
Find out more »Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting with Sarah Rose (SR) Lejeune
Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting - Sarah Rose (SR) Lejeune Dates: August 14 - 18, 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. Using experimental casting processes rooted in fiber properties and hand papermaking techniques, students will learn to record dimension, texture, and surface with paper pulp. Beginning with technical…
Find out more »July 2024
Pulp Paint Play with Claudia Borfiga
Pulp Paint Play – Claudia Borfiga Dates: July 15 - 19, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 During this workshop participants will learn how to make pulp paintings from start to finish! After learning how to form a base sheet, we’ll begin to build our imagery directly on top, inspired by sketchbooks or any reference images participants have gathered. Each participant will develop their personal palette of colored paper pulp to work from.…
Find out more »Pulp Paint Play (Second Section) with Claudia Borfiga
Pulp Paint Play (Second Section) – Claudia Borfiga Dates: July 22 - 26, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 During this workshop participants will learn how to make pulp paintings from start to finish! After learning how to form a base sheet, we’ll begin to build our imagery directly on top, inspired by sketchbooks or any reference images participants have gathered. Each participant will develop their personal palette of colored paper pulp to…
Find out more »August 2024
Paper as Textile, Textile as Paper – Amy Jacobs
Paper as Textile, Textile as Paper – Amy Jacobs Dates: August 12 - August 16, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350 - $1200 Lab Fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This workshop will explore numerous ways of combining textiles with handmade paper. We will use textiles as the basis for various creative techniques such as embedding, embossing, stenciling, blowouts, collage, and pulp painting. We’ll use high and low shrinkage pulps, including cotton, translucent abaca, linen, and flax to experiment with…
Find out more »What The F!?! – Fiber, Fabrics, Fusing, Facades with Jaz Graf
What The F!?! - Fiber, Fabrics, Fusing, Facades – Jaz Graf Dates: August 19 - August 23, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350 - $1200 Lab Fee: $100 Class limit: 8 How do materials collide and synthesize to convey our embodied and metaphorical stories? How might we translate old prints, drawings, and cloth scraps to enrich something new? We will use fibers such as mulberry, abaca, cotton, recycled materials, and fabrics as foundations for fusing, embedding, layering, and image…
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