Hello everyone,

Autumn is here, the leaves are letting go and we are settling in for the cooler months.

There is still time for you to visit the Kimono Exhibition  MATSUDO MIRU at Box Hill Community Arts Centre. It finishes on May 14th. This will be followed by the Autumn show by the Alcove Art Shop - Find out more here. 

What have I been doing?
I have been making paper of course, from Kangaroo Paw and Flax.  Weaving Shifu topped vessels from my paper and learning how to apply thin veils of paper pulp to create patterns like this.  Shannon Brock from USA visited the Papermakers of Victoria and generously taught us some of her paper pulp techniques.

WORKSHOPS
Please email me if you are interested in any of these workshops.  

So many people have responded to my paper casting workshop that I am running three classes.  I will try and share some photos in my next re is newsletter. The

The following workshop still has places so let me know if you would like to join in A TWO DAY WORKSHOP WITH TIME TO EXTEND YOUR IDEAS. AND EXPERIENCEa waiting list if you want to put your name down.  

The Book Is the art  - Working towards a book or two

This is a two day workshop with the option of a further day to be set at the workshop.

Date & Time: Tuesday 21st June & Saturday 25th June

Cost: $120 plus $8 materials fee

BYO lunch, notebook and collection

Venue: Barb's Studio Box Hill

No white paper will be visible at the end of this exploration of paper and its surface possibilities. There will be opportunities to make your own paper and work with a variety of commercial and handmade papers, enjoying the changes made with dye, stitch, print and resists. We will work with 'collections' as a starting point for ideas and inspiration. The resulting papers will be bound into a book or two in a range of styles which can act as a repository for special words or be an art work in their own right. This creative supportive environment will nourish your ideas and embolden your creative spirit.

You will be contacted after you have registered to help you decide what to bring as your 'collection'

TOO GOOD TO WRITE IN

This workshop has a couple of places left and will definitely go ahead.  Check your shelf for blank books and consider joining us to get started in your book.

Many people have said to me that they have a precious book that they have made or been given and it is too good to write in. This workshop invites you to bring a blank book that you would like to start working in.

Treat your blank book like an invitation. Enrich the pages, add colour, pattern and texture. As Dorothy Simpson Krause says, 'Your book will begin to sing, beguile, soothe and excite.' The complexity you add will make your pages richer.

This workshop will teach you ways to add content to an already bound book. We will start working in the book, preparing the pages for added content. With guidance, you will be encouraged to cut windows in the pages, add colour and remove some pages to make way for other inclusions. Before you come, give some thought to how you might use your book. Will it be a travel journal, a recipe book, a daily journal, a book of wise words – your own or someone else's -  or a book in which to record some of your family history.

Place:  Box Hill North

Date: Tuesday 5th July

Time: 10 - 4

Cost:  $70 plus $5 materials fee

BYO lunch and book/journal

Other Workshops 

I will always run a papermaking workshop for two or more people.  Would you like to make some of the coloured paper pictured at the top of the newsletter?

 Remember that Papermakers of Victoria always have a wonderful program of workshops running.  

Visit my web site for more images and information about other workshops I run.

Workshops taylored to your needs can be organised on request.

www.barbadams.com

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