ONSITE: Paper Making
Learn how to recycle scrap and trash paper into beautiful, handmade paper. Students will learn the basics of paper making in a process that can be easily replicated in the home studio.
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ONSITE: Handmade Sketchbook or Journal
Create your own blank hardcover sketchbook or journal in this two-day workshop. A traditional kettle stitch will be used to sew together the pages of our case-bound books.
read moreONSITE: Sketchbook: Exploration + Daily Practice
Make a simple sketchbook or bring your own. Learn how to fuel creativity & form a habit of sketch booking. We'll do collaborative sketchbook activities, take walking field trips to go sketching outside and learn new techniques we've never thought of before!
read moreONSITE: Zine Making with Paper Paraphernalia
Do you have a story to tell? A creative idea that needs to get out? Zine making is an accessible way to self-publish. In this course, we’ll be using paper collaging and hand drawn design to create unique printable zines. You’ll leave with the skills to design and print your own zines from home… all […]
read moreONSITE: Paper Marbling (C)
Learn to create beautiful decorative papers in this one-day workshop! A variety of traditional marbling patterns will be covered with room for experimentation.
read moreONSITE: Paper Marbling (B)
Learn to create beautiful decorative papers in this one-day workshop! A variety of traditional marbling patterns will be covered with room for experimentation.
read moreONSITE: Tiny Books, Big Charm
Small is beautiful! We’ll make handfuls of tiny books in three styles (accordion, dragon, and wrap-around cover), each under three inches square. Not only are tiny books adorable, working at this reduced scale allows us to work easily and quickly, and to think about how scale changes our experience. No prior bookbinding experience is required. […]
read moreONSITE: Long Stitch Books in Short Time
Long stitch book bindings are decorative and make wonderful sketchbooks, notebooks, travel journals and scrapbooks. because they are sewn, do not use glue, open flat, and have infinite possibilities. In this introductory one-day workshop, we’ll make books using two different basic long stitch bindings and learn some useful techniques to incorporate into your next bookmaking […]
read moreONSITE: Paper Marbling (A)
Learn to create beautiful decorative papers in this one-day workshop! A variety of traditional marbling patterns will be covered with room for experimentation.
read moreONSITE: Introduction to Bookbinding
Learn the basics of how to make books. Over four weeks we will go over accordion books, long-stitch and short-stitch binding, and how to make a clamshell box to hold your creations.
read morePaper Puppet Show (Ages 6-8)
Paper puppets are an easy and fun project. Starting with 2D materials such as papers, fabrics, and felt, construct many different people, animals, and objects to create a miniature world! Methods for articulating the paper puppets will be demonstrated. Details will be worked in using additional materials such as paints, inks, markers, and more. Each […]
read morePaper Puppet Show (Ages 6-8)
Paper puppets are an easy and fun project. Starting with 2D materials such as papers, fabrics, and felt, construct many different people, animals, and objects to create a miniature world! Methods for articulating the paper puppets will be demonstrated. Details will be worked in using additional materials such as paints, inks, markers, and more. Each […]
read morePaper Party: Making Art with Paper (Ages 6-8)
What happens when you experiment with all the different ways of art-making with paper? You discover new ways of creating! In this class, we will draw on paper, create collages, make books, fold origami, and build sculptures. We will also learn about contemporary artists and how and why they use paper. By the end of […]
read moreONSITE: Family Studio: Playing with Paper
Make art side-by-side as a family, to create a beautiful project together. Young artists will explore working with rice paper, creating organic shapes with construction paper, and experimenting with tissue paper.
read moreONSITE: Design Repeat Patterns with Scissors + Paper (This class is only offered once a year!)
Develop your own repeat patterns utilizing simple shapes, cutting paper and iterative experimentation. In this fun workshop, students will explore visual language potential in fundamental shapes to create a suite of repeat patterns. They'll learn about types of repeats and we'll touch on how to move from cut paper to applications. This workshop is great […]
read moreONSITE: My Book, It Has Three Corners: Triangle Books (This class is only offered twice a year!)
Make three sided books in three hours. This workshop will cover a variety of techniques and covers for constructing triangle books, focusing on accordion book structures.
read moreONSITE: Sketchbook: Exploration + Daily Practice
Make a simple sketchbook or bring your own. Learn how to fuel creativity & form a habit of sketch booking. We'll do collaborative sketchbook activities, take walking field trips to go sketching outside and learn new techniques we've never thought of before!
read moreONSITE: Paper Quilling a Holiday Card
Design and create one holiday card while learning about the history of 18th century paper quilling (quilling filigree) and how the art form has evolved. Students will use strips of paper that are rolled into coils, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. We'll also learn to use quilling tools and techniques to manipulate paper into various shapes.
read moreONSITE: Paper Marbling (B)
With the magic of pigment and water, learn to create exciting marble patterns for paper. Participants can marble glass ornaments, paper to frame as art, or marble blank holiday stationary and paper gifts. Students may also bring flat items made of a natural material (silk, cotton, paper, leather) from home to marble.
read moreONSITE: Pocket Notebooks
Learn to make your own pocket-sized blank notebook. Perfect for on-the-go notes, gifts, or to keep on your nightstand!
read moreONSITE: Accordion Sketchbook Gifts
Want to make a thoughtful, original gift to give this holiday season? We're making mini sketchbooks for someone we love. You will be given prompts each class to fill out a very small sketchbook, using a variety of materials and techniques. And don't worry, we'll be making one for you as well.
read moreONSITE: Alcohol Ink Portraits of a Special Person or Pet
Create a one-of-a-kind gift for a loved one using just a frame, alcohol ink, and a pen! Using student-provided imagery (from photos or online), we will recreate a treasured image of a person, pet, house, or anything at all onto a pre-purchased standard glass frame. The result is a beautiful, colorful and homemade picture that […]
read moreONSITE: Holiday Wreath Making
Create a one-of-a-kind handmade wreath to display for the holidays. Using a dried vine base, fabric, paper and plant material, students can experiment with design and composition to make a unique wreath arrangement to take home. Students are also encouraged to bring in small found objects from home to include in their wreath design.
read moreONSITE: Holiday Hanging Stars + Mobiles
In our time together, we will practice the art of folding paper into two- and three-dimensional stars. We will learn, practice, and perfect 3-4 different folding techniques. We will also be painting clay stars—air dry clay, pre-rolled, cut, and dried—to compliment our finished wall art/mobiles.
read moreONSITE: Holiday Paper and Ornament Marbling
With the magic of pigment and water, learn to create exciting marble patterns for paper. Participants can marble glass ornaments, paper to frame as art, or marble blank holiday stationary and paper gifts. Students may also bring flat items made of a natural material (silk, cotton, paper, leather) from home to marble.
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