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Paper Arts Workshops 2011
Register below or by contacting Ariel Wilson at 215-438-5711 or information@rittenhousetown.org. Member rates are available for current members of Historic RittenhouseTown. If you are not sure of your membership status, contact the office. To become a member of Historic RittenhouseTown and receive a discount on all workshops, please visit our membership page. REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR CANCELLATIONS MADE LESS THAN THREE DAYS PRIOR TO WORKSHOP.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Turkish Marbling
Instructor: Richard Aldorasi
Date and Time: June 12, Noon-4PM
Fee: HRT Members $55 Nonmembers: $70
Learn the preparation of a wide range of colors used in Turkish (ebru) marbling as well as the elegant method of figuring; thus producing the floral effects that have for centuries captured the minds and hearts this Ottoman/Islamic art. In addition to these traditional techniques, explore the wide range of contemporary marbling. Each student will print a 15 x 45 inch silk scarf and several matching paper prints used to create cards, wrapping paper, gift boxes, etc.
Paper with Personality: Basic Papermaking
Instructor: Leah Frankel, leahhfrankel.com
Date and Time: June 25, Noon-4PM
Fee: HRT Members $35 Nonmembers: $50
Learn western style sheet forming while customizing your hand-made paper with stencils, pulp painting, watermarks, and inclusions. Decorate your paper as much as you want, or leave an elegant watermark to denote your design. This papermaking class will cover all the basic steps of making paper, from raw fiber, to the beaten pulp, through sheet forming, pressing, and drying. Various materials will be supplied.
Instructor: Christine Dellandre
Date and time: July 23, 10AM-3PM
Fee: HRT Members $55 Nonmembers: $70
This workshop will introduce students to the traditional method of Japanese Papermaking using Kozo, Gampi, and Abaca fibers.
Summer Papermaking
Instructor: Leah Frankel, leahhfrankel.com
Date and Time: August 6, Noon-4PM
Fee: HRT Members $35 Nonmembers: $50
Come learn to make paper and celebrate the summer! Design your own writing paper, discover how watermarks are made, and just have fun getting your hands wet. The class instruction will cover various types of fibers, pigments, and techniques, and you will go home with beautiful, original, handmade paper. Hope to see you!
Papermaking from Invasive Plants SOLD OUT
Instructor: Louise Barteau Chodoff
Date and Time: August 21, 10AM-4PM
Fee: HRT Members $55 Nonmembers: $70
Learn how to make beautiful hand-made paper from non-native plants such as Garlic Mustard and Japanese Knotweed. We will use fibers to create beautiful sheets of paper for participants to take home. This workshop teaches all the basics of papermaking by hand from plant fibers while supporting local biodiversity by using non-native invasive plants that compete with and drive out native plants that supply food and cover for local wildlife.