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Papermaking with Local Plants

$950.00

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Paper Art
Brasstown
Week
Ages
18yr+
Jun
27
Sun
-
Jul
2
Fri
PM
04:00
-
PM
12:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Daily
Program Area: Paper Art, Nature Studies
Instructor: Alyssa Sacora
Studio/Location: Book & Paper Arts Studio
Student Materials: Please bring the following: -Work/art clothes that can get wet and messy -A notebook and pen for taking notes -Safety glasses -ear plugs -tall dishwashing gloves -closed toed shoes (water resistant is ideal) -an apron (waterproof if possible) but cloth is also fine -your favorite scissors or sharp garden pruners -fun things that you might want to add to your papers (think thread, plant parts, other bits of paper, pieces of fabric)
School Fee & Materials: paper beater hydraulic press mould and deckles drying racks access to porch/outdoor space vats pellons and felts press boards large cook pots large strainers possibly plants from the garden 20# propane tanks- full (3)- Can we check in about this? Is this something I need to bring or plan to get filled?
Instructor Materials: plants not harvested on site large cook pot and propane burner (unless available there) soda ash pH strips a drying box (maybe) sizing straining cloths cotton linter abaca fibers
Skill Level: All levels
Total Materials Fees: $45
Book & Paper Arts Studio
1 FOLK SCHOOL RD
BRASSTOWN, NC 28902-8008

Description

Did you know that you can make paper from plants that are growing in your garden or along the roadside? Transform garden plants and invasive species into usable sheets of paper using European paper making processes. Take home a stack of papers, reference handouts, and ideas for creating your own paper making space at home. All levels welcome.

Did you know that you can make paper from plants that are growing in your garden or along the roadside? Transform garden plants and invasive species into usable sheets of paper using European paper making processes. Take home a stack of papers, reference handouts, and ideas for creating your own paper making space at home. All levels welcome.

$45

Alyssa Sacora (she/her) is a plant-based craftsperson exploring paper making, book arts, basketry, and natural dyes. Her practice is rooted in observing and tending to relationships between humans and plants. In support of her craft, she caretakes a piece of land in Fairview, NC with gardens, chickens, and bees called The Patchwork Underground, a nod of appreciation to the unseen soil organisms that do much of the work to sustain her life and art practice. Alyssa currently offers workshops at her home studio and has taught at Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Organic Growers School, and several other area venues.

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