Intro to Papermaking Workshop
Intro to Papermaking Workshop
When: Friday Sept 6, 9am - 12pm (3 hours)
Where: Sacramento, CA (address provided upon registration)
Learn the basics of Western papermaking using different fibers and sheetforming techniques. This introductory workshop covers sheetforming, couching, pressing, and drying. You will make an array of sheets of different weights and fibers. You’ll also have the chance to work with colored pulp, inclusions, and other contemporary image-making techniques.
Please note, because sheets will not be dry by the end of the workshop, your sheets will be ready to be picked up at a later date, or can be shipped 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 and water bottle.
This workshop is suitable for adults and kids at least 16 years old. Workshop limited to 6 participants.
SLIDING SCALE PRICING (limited # of seats per pricing level):
$100 - reduced rate - please only select if you are unable to pay the standard rate
$150 - standard rate - please select this option if your financial capacity allows!
$200 - 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.
