Make+Take: BIG Paper!
February 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$45.00Let’s Make+Take!
Wednesday, February 19, 7-9pm
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About this Workshop:
Ever wondered how oversized handmade paper is made? Join us for a fun, collaborative night as we get pulpy and supersize our handmade sheets! You’ll learn some basic papermaking techniques, then working as a team, will pull large 30”x40” sheets of paper! The more participants, the more sheets we can pull. At the end of the night, you can flex your new papermaking muscles and have about two sheets to call your own.
Level: Beginner – no experience necessary!
Registration closes February 11, 2025 and all materials are provided.
Photos by StereoVision
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes all materials—just come ready to have fun! In addition, you may want to bring the following optional items for class:
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras)—- waterproof recommended, but even a heavy cooking apron will do
- (recommended) Shoes with good tread (water-resistant/proof recommended) – the floor will be wet and can get slick in spots
- (optional) Notebook if you’d like to take notes
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Isabella Whitfield is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses site-responsive installation, papermaking, and sculpture. She makes meditative, performative work that considers the contradictory relationships between the environment, physical homeland, human labor, and historical object functionality. Whitfield’s projects often contain an act of collaborative generosity, inviting the viewer to become part of the work through physical immersion or participatory artistic creation. She has a Bachelors in Studio Art and Politics from the University of Virginia and has exhibited major works at New City Arts, Ruffin Gallery, the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum and InLight 2021 with 1708 Gallery. She recently completed residencies with the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and OxBow School of Art. Learn more about her work at www.isabellawhitfield.com.
“Instructor Isabelle Whitfield explained everything really well and I felt comfortable asking any question I had. She created a very welcoming and exploratory environment.”
—Participant, Make+Take: Simple Paper Casting