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Papermaking Program

September 4, 2019 • Workshops & Programs

Roll up your sleeves and get wet! Join us for monthly papermaking classes.

In October, we are offering special mini-sessions of Introduction to Papermaking! In two hours you will learn all about paper and get an opportunity to dip and pull as many sheets as you can. 

November (Color!) and December (Light!) has Paper Club classes designed for anyone who has taken an intro class with Allison. 

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In collaboration with Honolulu Printmakers, we are hosting a special Moku Hanga Demonstration and Workshop with Kenji Takenaka on Saturday, October 19. Do not miss this opportunity to meet and learn from a Kyoto-based master printer. 

 

Special Opportunity!
Moku Hanga Demonstration and Workshop with Kenji Takenaka  

Honolulu Printmakers in collaboration with Mānoa Heritage Center presents a unique print experience featuring Kyoto-based master printer Kenji Takenaka, who will demonstrate traditional moku hanga printing techniques in the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Visitor Education Hale. Participants will have the opportunity to try their hand at printing from blocks in the traditional manner.

  • Sat Oct 19, 9am – 2pm
  • 1-day session: $100
  • Registration fee includes lunch, materials and tour of Mānoa Heritage Center

Limited to 15 participants. 

Register HERE!

Intro to Papermaking – Mini-Sessions 
  • Sat Oct 5, 9am-11am & 11am-1pm
  • 1 session: $30
  • Join us for special mini-sessions of intro to papermaking! Learn to create unique sheets of (Western-style) paper with moulds and deckles and a variety of fibers pulped in a Hollander beater. The history of papermaking and its contemporary uses as an art-making material will be discussed.  Be prepared to get wet, have fun and make sheets of paper that can be used for drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-D constructions.
  • Paper needs to dry overnight.  You must come to pick up your paper on Monday, Oct 7 between 9-3 pm.
  • No previous experience necessary.
  • Limited to 6 participants per two-hour session. Register HERE!
Papermaking Club: Color!
  • Sat Nov 2, 9am-1pm
  • 1-day session: $45
  • We have made paper from different organic materials (including kōzo and denim), we have used shaped deckles and household objects to shape, emboss and embellish handmade paper, now let’s add some color! Using colored tissue paper, add character and mood to your handmade paper.  Turn your paper into a work of art.
  • For intermediate papermakers and above.  Must have taken intro to papermaking to join MHC Paper club.  Participants will be responsible for helping to set-up and clean-up.
  • Paper needs to dry overnight.  Paper can be picked up on Monday, November 4 between 9am-4:30pm.
  • Limited to 6 participants.  Minimum of 4 necessary to run the class. Register HERE!
Papermaking Club: Light! 
  • Sat Dec 7, 9am-1pm
  • 1-day session: $45
  • Light up your paper! Embed a string of LED lights with an attached switch between two laminated sheets.  Then, shape the paper into a sconce, cylinder or another shape.  You can also bring in-process projects to work on.
  • For intermediate papermakers and above. Must have taken an intro to papermaking class to join MHC Papermaking Club.  Participants will be responsible for helping to set-up and clean-up.
  • Paper must dry overnight.  Paper can be picked up on Monday, DEC 9 between 9am-4:30pm.
  • Limited to 6 participants. Minimum of 4 necessary to run the open studio. Register HERE!

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