This intensive, exciting hands-on workshop is inventive, with contemporary, creative methods, that can be spontaneous, simple and direct. Concepts for invention and good fun will be directed in a collaborative atmosphere.
Print impressions of leaves and flowers in bundle that are steamed onto paper and fabric.
Print an elegant series of one-of-a-kind prints with plant material that take ink and also block ink, for an endless creative process.
This is a traditional bookbinder “end of day” use of wheat-starch paste with designs combed and pulled through the color paste onto paper.
Get “into the drawing zone” and add embellishments with collage for new layers of meaning.
We stitche a multi-legged “creature” across the book covers and spine. It is beautiful and complex appearing, but with a logical repetitive stitch.
Make beautiful handmade paper with fun and experimental ways to add interest, designs, multi-colors.
Use of the Vandercook presses for quick impressions that “capture” the patterns from cut stencils then play with handcoloring in the French pochoir technique….more stencil fun and surprises!
Learn this fast and fun process to layer colors and designs onto paper.
Learn a method of dyeing taught by Mary Dittenber for brilliant fabrics. Students will learn to create and discover the color wheel and intermixing of dyes.
