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Make+Take: Handmade Paper with Botanical Inclusions, February 2024
February 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$45.00Let’s Make+Take!
Wednesday, February 21, 7-9pm
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About this Workshop:
Join us in this papermaking Make+Take where you’ll learn how to add color, texture, and even fragrance to your handmade papers with the inclusion of various petals, stems, leaves, and grasses. You’ll end up with an assortment of new decorative sheets of handmade paper to keep or give away.
Level: Beginner – no experience necessary
Registration closes February 13, 2024 and includes all materials.
Sample image by Marta Pérez García
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes all the materials necessary for class—just come ready to have fun! In addition, students may wish to bring the following optional items as well:
- (optional) Personal apron (waterproof is recommended, but a sturdy kitchen apron will do)
- (optional) Sturdy shoes with good tread—the studio floor can get a bit slippery when wet. Comfortable shoes are key though, as you’ll be on your feet most of the day.
- (optional) A notepad and pen for taking notes
- (optional) Your own collection of botanicals, including petals, leaves, grasses or small pieces of wood or bark
- (optional) Other elements you’d like to include in your paper, such as string, thread, yarn, and other flat, textural materials.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Marta Pérez García was born and grew up in Puerto Rico. She has an MFA from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and has lived in Washington, DC for more than 10 years. Marta mainly works in printmaking, but also works in drawing, painting, and installations. Her pieces have been exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States and Puerto Rico, and she’s received numerous grants and awards. Marta is deeply involved with the arts and their propagation in the communities of the District through the teaching and direction of public art projects. Follow her work on Instagram @_marta_perez_garcia_ and at martaperezgarciaart.wixsite.com/mysite.