6-Week Workshop

Date: Tuesdays, April 29 – June 3, 2025

Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm

Description: This workshop series will cover all aspects making paper, from building moulds to embellishing with color texture and collage.

The series will cover the following topics:

Week 1 (April 29): Western sheet forming

Week 2 (May 6): Pulp painting with colorful dyed pulps

Week 3 (May 13): Adding texture and random inclusions

Week 4 (May 20): Paper straight from plants!

Week 5 (May 27): Handmade paper books

Week 6 (June 3): Handmade Paper: Wet on wet collage

FUN AND EXCITING NOTE: Upon completion of the workshop series, participating artist-students will be “certified” operators of Contemporary Craft’s Hollander beater! This means that “graduates” of Katy’s papermaking series will be able to rent independent work time in the studio with the Hollander to continue practicing their skills!

Tuition: $240 + $40 materials fee

Materials: All materials will be provided

Location: Contemporary Craft – Timmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

ANY WORKSHOP OR INDIVIDUAL SESSION CANCELLATIONS WILL BE COMMUNICATED VIA EMAIL.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

If you require accessibility accommodations, please let us know by calling 412.261.7003 and we are happy to assist you.

About the Artist

” For my entire life I have been a working artist, organic gardener, and beekeeper. I create handmade paper as a means to an end. Paper art works take the form of: art lighting, shadow box, stationary, books and sculptures all crafted from sustainably collected plants, recycled and invasive fibers.

Each piece is a vignette that holds a visual narrative. Through layers of vintage ephemera, photos and bits of cloth, tales are told. When etched images are included the dialogue begins. Toys, natural and found objects punctuate the story. No material is arbitrary; I am influenced by overlooked materials found in my community, my own back yard. Rusty old tools are mashed together with deconstructed plants; this is where I find humor, combining these unlikely fellows. Often my works invite the viewer to playfully interact with the art work through light and kinetic elements that bring the imagery to life.” – Katy DeMent