Date + Time
Jul 30, 2022, 10:00 AM – Jul 31, 2022, 4:00 PM
Cleveland, 1754 E 47th St, Cleveland, OH 44103, USA
About
In this two day workshop, students will work with high-shrinkage flax and abaca pulps, learning basic sheet forming, methods for inclusions, and stretching sheets over constructed armatures. Flax and abaca fibers can make extremely thin, strong, and translucent sheets of paper. These are ideal for embedding two-dimensional imagery but are also prized for their ability to shrink as they dry, creating a taut, smooth surface when the paper is applied over an armature. Students will form two-dimensional sheets of paper and will be guided through constructing basic armatures of their own design. Participants are encouraged to bring their ideas as well as their own materials to incorporate.
Full Description:
In this two-day workshop, students will work with high-shrinkage flax and abaca pulps, learning basic sheet forming, methods for inclusions, and stretching sheets over constructed armatures. Flax and abaca fibers can make extremely thin, strong, and translucent sheets of paper. These are ideal for embedding 2-dimensional imagery, but are also prized for their ability to shrink as they dry, creating a taut, smooth surface when the paper is applied over an armature. Students will form 2 dimensional sheets of paper and will be guided through constructing basic armatures of their own design. Participants are encouraged to bring their ideas as well as their own materials to incorporate.
Instructor Bio:
Nicole Donnelly is a papermaker and visual artist based in Philadelphia, PA, where she operates the community accessible studio paperTHINKtank, and has been teaching Sculptural Papermaking since 2016. She is Master Papermaker for the Brodsky Center at PAFA and teaches the craft and art of papermaking at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and University of the Arts.
Student Supply List:
Small brush(es) for gluing
Scissors or x-acto
Small ruler or straight edge
Small needle nose or jewelry pliers
Any materials student may want to use for the construction of their sculpture
Optional inclusions material (embed between translucent sheets of paper):
-thread, yarn, fabric
-pieces of printed paper, as with typical collage
-found material that can be used as "low relief" in collage
Optional personal armature materials:
-Wooden dowels/ skewers / wooden strips
-Chicken wire, armature wire, diamond mesh
-Pre-built armatures