Creative Meetups
Are you a new PaperWorks member or an existing member?
Are you an artist or an emerging artist?
Do you want to explore new artistic techniques?
Do you want to meet other PaperWorks members?
Creative Meetups were designed for you!
Open to all PaperWorks members, Meetups are collaborative learning groups where members come together to share and to explore an area of art.
Each meetup sets its own program, choses when and where to meet, and decides on the maximum number of participants. A member may belong to more than one group.New Creative Meetups are formed based on the interests of Members. Contact the Meetup Coordinator, Judy Jessing, who can assist you in developing a new group that you will facilitate.
All one needs to join is to have a Paperworks membership in good standing - that means dues are up-to-date - and a love for art and community! Just email the group contact person.
Creative Meetups
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Covers & Pages
Covers and Pages is a collaborative bookmaking meetup where we create and explore together. Each member participates by leading one meetup session per year on a topic of their choice. When each member contributes just once, everyone receives a whole year’s worth of bookmaking fun and knowledge! Members can facilitate a discussion, demo a technique, or teach the group a simple book form, suitable for all skill levels. Committed attendance enables us to work on projects from month to month. Join us to share your passion and create some inspiration!
STARTING DATE: September 14, 2026DATE: Second Monday of every month
TIME: 1:00-3:00
PLACE: Nanini Library Community Room
Contact: Maureen Houlahan
Facilitated By: Maureen Houlahan & Gale Sherman -
Book Arts
Book Arts members meet in person every month to explore the structure and content of handmade books. Through discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on projects, we create handmade books. Committed attendance each month gives us the ability to work on projects across several meetings.
DATE: 2nd Monday of the month
TIME: 1:00 - 3:00
PLACE: Dusenberry River Library
Contact: Sally Helper
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Fold, Glue, Sew
Fold, Glue, Sew meets in person monthly to make both the content and the structure of handmade books. Hardcover, softcover, and folded book structures are included. All levels of expertise in bookmaking are welcome.
DATE: 2nd Thursday of the month
TIME: 10:30 - 12:30
PLACE: Dusenberry River Library
Contact: Annemarie Little -
Content Creation
Making books by hand is fun but what to put inside them? In this guided monthly meetup we’ll help you turn your ideas into content for your books. We will do exercises to develop our ideas, sample bookmaking to build your tool box of bindings, and share the progress of our projects.
DATE: 2nd THURS of the month
TIME: 10:00 - 12:00
PLACE: Flowing Wells Library
CONTACT: Ginger Burrell
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Handmade Books
Handmade Books will focus on both the content and the structure of handmade books. Hardcover, softcover, and folded book structures are included. All levels of expertise in bookmaking are welcome.
DATE: 3rd Monday of the month
TIME: 10:15-12:15
PLACE: Dusenberry-River Library
Contact: Jeanie Colaianni
Facilitated By: Jeanie Colaianni & Shirley Streeter
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Circe’s Magic Sewing Circle
Circe’s Magic Sewing Circle is about hand sewing something new from castoff or scrap textiles. Each member works on their own project while sharing thoughts, skills, and ideas. Very Casual. no formal program or instruction, but lots of feedback and encouragement. The group’s name refers to the enchantress Circe of Greek mythology, who made magic from her banishment to an uninhabited island.
DATE: 3rd Monday of the Month
TIME: 10:00-12:00
PLACE: Private home - West side - address to be given to participants
CONTACT PERSON: Linda Valdez -
Art Book Club
Members read and discuss a book a month. Open to those interested in art history, artists and general artistic practices. Books are selected on a monthly basis.
DATE: 3rd Tuesday of the month
TIME: 1:00-3:00
PLACE: Meet in each other’s homes
Contact:Mimi Kurtin -
Slow Stitching
This monthly, in-person group is a place to share, learn, and experiment with the wide variety of slow stitching techniques - from Japanese Shibori and Korean Bojagi, to both structured and freeform embroidery, to stitched collage on fabric and paper. Explore these meditative practices in the company of other creative stitchers.
DATE: 3rd THURS of the month
TIME: 10AM - 1PM
PLACE: Dusenberry - River Library
CONTACT: Mary Jane Henley
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Collage Creations
This is a group where artists of all levels come together to explore the medium of collage. This will be a relaxed environment where participants can work on their own collages while enjoying the company of fellow creatives. While the co-leaders may offer prompts for inspiration, or brief tutorials, they won’t conduct formal “teaching” sessions. They do welcome any member to share their expertise or demo a technique.
DATE: 4th Monday of the Month
TIME: 1:00 - 3:00
PLACE: Dusenberry - River Library
Contact: Michele Vaughan
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Junk Journaling
Junk Journaling uses folding techniques and decorative techniques in journal making.
DATE: 4th Tuesday of the Month
TIME: 10:00-12:00
PLACE: Alternate Between Karin and Susan’s Homes
Contact: Karin DiMenna
Faciltated By: Karin DiMenna & Susan Kraus -
Bits and Pieces
At this meetup we’ll come together to explore collage creations focused on selected themes, styles, genres, and formats. It will be exciting to see where this takes our artistic imagination
DATE: 4th Wednesday of the Month.
TIME:10:00-12:00
PLACE: Kirk Bear Canyon Library
Contact: Emily Sullivan
Facilitated By: Emily Sullivan & Suzanne Stock -
Sketchers
Sketch onsite, in your home, or at a chosen venue and share ideas and projects. Open to those interested in improving their sketching skills, making travel journals, and painting diaries.
Meeting dates vary based on the group’s availability
If you’d like to be included in the meeting notices, send an email to Lita Doesken.