Create your very own paper! This introductory kids workshop will explore the art of papermaking by hand and use inspiration from the museums current exhibition, Pulp: The Fluid and The Concrete. In this workshop participants will experiment with color, inclusions, sheet forming with a mould and deckle, pressing, and drying. We will learn about a variety of decorative techniques to create one-of-a-kind handmade paper. Participants may get wet as we will be continuously working in water.
Please note: Instructor will take home the papers to press and dry at the end of the workshop and participants must return to the museum to pick up their work.
Meet the Instructor:
Kirstin Demer is a practicing artist in papermaking, bookbinding, and letterpress. She received her MFA from Columbia College Chicago Book and Paper Program. Her artists’ books are collected in university libraries as well as private collections. She exhibits her artwork nationally. She is the proprietor of Green Trike Press, a letterpress, bookbinding, and paper studio.