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Paper Making

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Posted by: Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Deadline: Fri, April 5th, 2024

Overview: All paper is made from plants but did you know that you can make paper from plants that are growing in your garden or along the roadside?  This short course is a special opportunity to work with plants grown on-site at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation’s Biocultural Conservation Farm.

In this multi-day workshop, you will learn:

- Types of plant fibers that lend themselves to papermaking

- Harvesting, drying and storing techniques for regionally available fiber plants

- How to prepare pulp from a variety of dried plant matter

- Equipment needed for western style paper making

- Set up and sheet pulling methods to create artist papers for writing, drawing, bookbinding and more

This is a hands-on workshop that engages you in each step of the papermaking process. Participants will take home reference handouts, a stack of handmade paper for personal use and samples to build a reference library for papermaking with plants.

Objectives:

- To introduce participants to various types of plants that can be utilized in hand papermaking

- To deepen participants’ connections to the plant world

- To provide hands-on exposure to a western style hand papermaking process

- Offer an opportunity to create art from readily available plant materials

Eligibility: This workshop is appropriate for people new to papermaking as well as experienced folks who would like to explore working with raw plant fibers. The workshop does involve repetitive tasks, strong smells, occasional heavy lifting and working with propane burners. Participants will need hand strength but are invited to take as many breaks as needed to care for their bodies.

Dates and Duration:The course runs for three and a half (3.5) days with participants arriving on Monday, August 19, 2024 and leaving on Friday, August 23, 2024. Participants should plan to arrive between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Monday, August 19, 2024.

Course Fee: $950 is all-inclusive and covers full tuition, lodging on-site for four nights in our comfortable suites, and all meals on-site (from dinner on Monday through breakfast on Friday). A limited number of full or partial Fee Waivers are available for this course. 

Application Deadline: Applications are due Friday, April 5, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. Applicants will be notified of their status around Monday, April 22, 2024.

Posted on Tue, February 27th, 2024
Expires on Fri, April 5th, 2024

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