Papermaking at the Morgan with Tom Balbo: Saturday & Sunday, July 23 & 24, 10am-4pm
Screenprinting at Zygote with Anna Tararova: Saturday, July 30, 10am-4pm
$300
In this joint workshop students will meet at the Morgan Conservatory Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24th from 10am-4pm to learn every step of the papermaking process with instructor Tom Balbo. Students will also pigment fiber and form sheets of abaca as the canvas for pulp paintings. With the sheet still in the mould and deckle, students will paint and stencil using colored cotton mixed with formation aid, overlapping and mixing pigmented fiber to create atmospheric, watercolor-like papers as well as graphic artworks.
The following Saturday, July 30th from 10am-4pm, the class will meet at Zygote Press to learn the process of screen printing with instructor Anna Tararova. Students will be able to print text, patterns, photographs, and illustrations on their handmade papers as well as store-bought papers.