Saturday, October 25th | 1-4 pm | $65

Take handmade paper from fiber to the 3-dimensional! During this workshop, artist Shannon Brock will lead participants in forming a small sculptural bowl or rock using the paper from recycled linen fabric pulp. Using an overlapping technique, students will apply torn pieces of newly formed paper to an armature. Directions will be given for separating the form from the armature later, once the drying stage is complete. Basic pulp preparation, sheet forming, and armature building will be reviewed. Sign-up with a friend or come make some new friends. Either way, you'll have fun creating a beautiful paper sculpture! This class is open to all skill levels (ages 18+).  If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Foundry as soon as you are able.

Shannon Brock is a hand papermaker, an artist, and Founder of Gaptoothed Studio. In her work, Shannon tells stories from her childhood growing up in rural Missouri and explores the dynamics of family. She has traveled nationally and internationally teaching hand papermaking techniques and establishing paper studios, as well as exhibiting her paper works. Brock received her BFA in Fiber from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1995. She has served on several boards including Hand Papermaking Magazine and North American Hand Papermakers (formerly Friends of Dard Hunter). Shannon is a current member of The Pulparazzi, a group of exhibiting hand papermakers focusing on pulp painting. Her work can be found in many personal collections and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC and Yale University Art Gallery in CT.