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ONSITE: Paper Marbling (A)

October 24, 2023

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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ONSITE: Cut-paper Collage Techniques for Design + Illustration

September 13, 2023

Learn about the art of cut-paper collage to incorporate into your design process with Featured Illustrator Adam Philip Goodman. Students will create a book cover design made using cut-paper and mixed media, using folded cutwork, free form cutting, positive-negative cutwork, silhouette cutwork, combining paper cut-outs with other mediums. We will explore different kinds of paper: […]

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ONSITE: Sketchbook: Exploration + Daily Practice

July 11, 2023

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!

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ONSITE: Introduction to Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

July 11, 2023

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in the history and practice of visual journaling. Participants will be introduced to exercises that explore sequential text, automatic drawing and collage as aspects of the journaling process. We will begin the session with a short presentation on visual diarists, their techniques, and their significance.

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ONSITE: The Art of Paper: Sillouettes

July 11, 2023

In this class, we will be making beautiful silhouettes from a photograph, of your choice, of your family, friend, or pet. Your silhouette will be layered against various plants and florals all of which we will create using various stencils and paper cutting techniques.

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ONSITE: Paper Quilling: 3D Flowers

July 11, 2023

Learn about the history of paper quilling, or quilling filigree, from the 18th century and how the art form has evolved. In this class, students will use quilling tools and techniques to manipulate paper into various designs. Students will use these skills to design and create colorful, quilled, three-dimensional floral forms.

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ONSITE: Zinemaking with Paper Paraphernalia

July 11, 2023

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 […]

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ONSITE: Paper Puppet Show (Ages 6-8)

July 11, 2023

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 […]

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ONSITE: The Art of Paper: Sunflower Bouquet

April 17, 2023

Learn techniques to turn paper into three-dimensional art, like plants and florals. We'll begin with the correct use of materials, including X-acto blades, scissors, and bone folders for shaping and scoring our medium. We will also learn the various types of paper textures and weights that can be used for creating paper botanicals. We'll explore […]

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ONSITE: Handmade Sketchbook or Journal

April 17, 2023

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.

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ONSITE: Zinemaking with Paper Paraphernalia

April 17, 2023

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 […]

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ONSITE: Tiny Books, Big Charm

April 17, 2023

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. […]

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ONSITE: Introduction to Bookmaking

April 17, 2023

Create your own set of handmade books. We’ll familiarize ourselves with bookmaking tools and techniques and learn several bookbinding techniques. You’ll also learn how to customize your books to be journals or sketchbooks. Plan to complete the class with a saddle stitched book, and a stab bound book.

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ONSITE: Painting, Collage + Sculpture (Ages 6-8)

April 06, 2023

Experiment with a mixture of painting, sculpture, and collage. Explore process-based watercolor techniques to create beautiful results. We'll also explore sculpture and use recycled materials to build hanging and tabletop sculptures. Cut and glue with a variety of paper materials to make our own beautiful collages and 3D sculptures.

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ONSITE: Book Making: Sketchbooks

February 07, 2023

Having trouble finding the perfect sketchbook for you? Learn to create your own! We’ll cover a variety of bookmaking techniques while you design your perfect set of hand-made sketch books. Together we'll plan and craft our dream journals using bookmaking and printmaking techniques. Learn saddle and coptic stitch binding and simple staple binding and experiment […]

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ONSITE: Family Studio: Cyanotypes: Making Prints with Sunlight

February 07, 2023

Come and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. In this class we will make prints using the sun and natural / founds objects. You can bring objects that have meaning to you with distinctive shapes for a more personal […]

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ONSITE: Paper Quilling: 3D Flowers

February 07, 2023

Learn about the history of paper quilling, or quilling filigree, from the 18th century and how the art form has evolved. In this class, students will use quilling tools and techniques to manipulate paper into various designs. Students will use these skills to design and create colorful, quilled, three-dimensional floral forms.

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ONSITE: My Book, It Has Three Corners

February 07, 2023

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.

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