Hanji One-Day Workshop
Hanji One-Day Workshop
When: Saturday October 5, 10am - 4pm, with one hour lunch break
Where: Sacramento, CA (address provided upon registration)
Let’s make hanji!
In this one-day workshop, you will learn about the history and technique of Korean papermaking. You will learn the steps to prepare dak (kozo) fiber, how to prepare a vat, and how to make paper using several different methods including webal ddeugi, ssangbal ddeugi, and deckle box sheetforming. We will discuss and practice both traditional and modified approaches to Korean papermaking. After we make our sheets, we will press and then either brush-dry our sheets on boards or load smaller sheets in the stack dryer. After the workshop, I will unload your sheets, organize, and pack them for you to pick up at a later date, or I can ship them to you for an additional fee.
This is a hands-on class! All materials provided! Please be prepared to work together as we will be sharing space in a communal setting. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting wet/pulpy, and wear sunscreen and a sun hat as we will primarily be outside.
Please bring your own snacks, water bottle, and lunch.
This workshop is suitable for adults and kids at least 18 years old. Workshop limited to 8 participants.
SLIDING SCALE PRICING (limited # of seats per pricing level):
$150 - reduced rate - please only select if you are unable to pay the standard rate
$225 - standard rate - please select this option if your financial capacity allows!
$300 - solidarity rate - please select this option if you are financially able and willing to contribute to my workshop solidarity fund, which allows me to offer sliding scale pricing and scholarships for multiply marginalized folks.
Scholarships available; please email to inquire at steph.rue@gmail.com.
about the instructor
Steph Rue (she/her) is an artist working primarily with handmade paper and books as her medium. She received her MFA degree from the University of Iowa Center for the Book and BA degree from Stanford University. She is a 2015-2016 recipient of a Fulbright Research Grant to South Korea, where she studied traditional Korean bookbinding, papermaking, and printing. Her artist books and paper works are held in a number of public and private collections, including Yale University, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Library, and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Steph is a co-founder of the Korean American Artist Collective and a member of the Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective. She is also a co-founder of Hanji Edition, a publisher of fine art and print works with/on hanji. Steph teaches workshops and classes on papermaking, bookmaking, and related arts, with an emphasis on East Asian techniques, and has taught at Mills College, Penland School of Craft, and the San Francisco Center for the Book. Steph lives, works, and teaches out of her home studio in Sacramento, CA.
