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This class will explore a wide range of surface design techniques to create papers that express each student’s personal artistic voice. We will be working with wax resist, Japanese paste, inks, gel prints, collaging and hand stitching. Our work may take the form of artist’s books, boxes, flat and sculptural pieces. Students will be encouraged to explore in the direction that the work takes them. We will be photographing and documenting our work in a studio journal as we go through the week so that each student goes home with everything they need to continue to develop their personal aesthetic and body of work. This workshop is open to all levels of experience or none at all!

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Once or twice a year I offer a series of workshops in Papermaking, Boro Paper Making, Book Making, Stitched Box Making, Wax Resist, and other Decorative Papers and other paper-related classes.

If this doesn’t suit you, there is another option available.

I welcome individuals and small groups who want to come to the studio for a custom-designed class. I even do classes as part of birthday parties or other celebrations. Come with your family or friends for a day (or several) of creative play or serious study.

Suggestions for Private or Small Group Workshops at Liberty Paper

PAPERMAKING

  • Intro to papermaking /1-day
  • Setting up a studio /1-day
  • Boro-style papermaking / 2-day
  • papermaking for a personal project
  • Pigments & natural dyes / 2-day

MAKING ARTIST BOOKS (1-day workshops)

  • Ethiopian 2-needle Coptic
  • Origami Books
  • Japanese bindings
  • Mix of bindings
  • Strap-bound books
  • Concertinas & variations
  • Tunnel books

Wax Resist on Paper 1-day

Japanese Paste Papers 1-day

Hand-Stitched Paper Boxes 2-day

Japanese-Style Triangle Bags & Betty Bags 1-day

Stitching & Collage on Paper 1-day

Private Consultation/ hourly

Private Use of the Studio with Technical Support 

Cost for Workshops at Liberty Paper

Basic Workshops / $150 per day per person, Includes Materials

Private Consultation / $200 per hour , minimum of one hour

Private Use of the Studio with Technical Support / $150 per day per student, Materials Extra

The maximum number of students for papermaking is four (4) and for other workshops the maximum number of students is six (6).