Education
The Education Committee oversees the organization of workshops and classes. To connect with the Education Committee for PaperWorks, please get in touch with education@paperworks.info
Would you be interested in teaching a Workshop or Class? Please download and complete the proposal form below. Once complete, email your proposal to education@paperworks.info
Workshop Information
The Education Committee is a volunteer team. Our goal is to offer professional training in art modalities and techniques that will enrich your art making processes and expand your knowledge of the infinite possibilities for creating.
Facilitators will be experienced in teaching and present a fully developed curriculum for the workshops that supports your comprehension and capability to do the work on your own. You will be given supply lists in advance OR instructors will provide materials and the cost will be incorporated into the fee.
Details Regarding Registration
1. Workshops are for members only.
2. We encourage you to carefully consider your schedule and availability BEFORE you pay for a class. There are no refunds.
3. Workshop fees only cover basic costs, and refunds could result in operating at a loss.
4. Once registered and paid, changes cannot be made to your enrollment or payment.
5. DAY OF CLASS. Be sure to read your information sheet for location information. Please prepare to be on time. If you cannot attend that day, there is NO need to reach out to the committee or the artist to let us know you cannot make it. If you cannot be on time, it will be difficult to catch up if you are over 30 minutes late. We hope to see you for a great art experience.
6. Once you have signed up you will receive a confirmation email with details for your workshop. You will get this about 2 weeks before the date.
7. Please do not contact the artists directly. Their job is only to teach the class. Please email the committee at the education address with questions.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Upcoming Events:
Past Events:
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Register February 12, 2025
Description:
Unlock the creative possibilities of your sewing machine in this engaging 3-hour Zoom workshop with David Owen Hastings. Learn to transform ordinary paper into extraordinary art by stitching directly onto paper, using a variety of techniques from basic setups to intricate layered compositions. This hands-on workshop will provide you with the skills to explore textures, colors, and patterns, creating unique paper collages without the wait of drying glue. Perfect for crafters of all levels eager to expand their artistic horizons.
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Register February 12, 2025
Description:
Join renowned quilter and artist David Owen Hastings in the free to members Zoom lecture "Exploring Nature with Paper + Stitch" on April 12, 2025. Discover the fusion of natural inspiration with modern quilting and paper stitching techniques. Learn how to incorporate organic elements into your artworks, gain practical crafting tips, and explore the creative processes behind David's 20-year career in fine art and quilting. Perfect for artists and quilters of all levels looking to expand their creative horizons.
REGISTRATION OPENS: Shadow and Light: An Expansive Approach to the Traditional Craft of Japanese Momigami with Crystal Marie
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Register December 6, 2024
Description:
Elevate your cyanotype practice with this hands-on workshop! Explore basic exposures, wet cyanotypes, double exposures, and vibrant color techniques like dyeing, bleaching, and toning. Create unique, one-of-a-kind prints using provided papers and fabrics, and leave with new skills and inspiration to continue at home.
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Instructor: erin harris
Website:elmharris.com
Instagram:@elmharris
Description:
In this hands-on workshop, explore the art of copper etching to create a unique, personalized book cover. Learn the Secret Belgian Binding technique to fill your book with pages, blending creative design with bookbinding craftsmanship.
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Dates: January 2-4, 2025
Location: Tucson Pastel Society, 2447 N. Los Altos Ave.
Description:
In this three-day Collage Master Class, immerse yourself in the world of collage using both traditional and non-traditional materials. We will explore a wide range of papers, including handcrafted, vintage, and unconventional sources like junk mail, found paper, cardboard, and old coffee table books rich with imagery. (read more after click)
Early Egyptian writing and the manuscripts produced in Europe, the Byzantine world, and the Muslim world from the 5th to the 17th centuries are the origin of Zentangle's “embedded letters.” The Zentangle technique for embedded letters can be used on letterheads, notecards, gift cards, book covers, and framed pieces of art. Using the provided stylized alphabet (or one of your choosing), we’ll embellish the letters/words, add tangles, and aura, aura, aura. You can work in black and white or use colored pens, inks, and pencils as seen in the photos.
Class Date & Hours: Thursday, November 21 - 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Zoom
Class fee: Members: $38.00 Non-Paperworks members: $78.00
Sign-up Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024. Registration goes live at midnight on October 2, 2024.
This Paper Quilled Bowl Class with Erin Newman will be in two parts. In the first class, Erin will supply quilling paper, tools, glue bottles, and instructions for making the tight coils. Erin will also have some creative ideas to add whimsy to your design. Students will make some coils in class; however, the majority of the coil production will be done ON YOUR OWN at home before the second class.
The second class is longer, allowing extra time for the final steps. For the second class, students will need to have ALL COILS READY TO BE GLUED ONTO THE BOWL FORM. Once coils are glued onto the bowl, it is finished with PVA coating. *NOTE: THIS IS A 2-DAY CLASS, please make sure you can attend both.
Class Dates and Hours, 2 sessions:
Thursday, November 7, 1-3 pm
Location: St. Francis Church. You may want to bring a bag lunch as class will start promptly at 1 pm after the general meeting.
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Tuesday, November 12, 10-1 pm
Location: Tucson Pastel Society Art Center, 2447 N. Los Altos. The building is one block east of 1st and 1/2 block north of Grant.
Class Fee: $90.00 for members, $130.00 for non-members
Registration: Starting September 5, 2024, closes November 1, 2024 (max 16)
Pop-up cards are fun and addictive to make and even better to share! This class is perfect for making fun holiday cards! We’ll explore a very simple way to create basic pop-up structures that you can embellish with your own images and create your own magical wonderlands!
Class Date & Hours: Saturday, October 19 - 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Zoom - The class will be recorded and will be available for 1 year.
Class fee: Members: $35.00 Non-Paperworks members: $75.00
Sign-up Date: September 6, 2024, to go live at 8:00 am
In this 4-day Zoom workshop, you will learn the basics of eco-printing on various papers and raw silk, discover the best leaves and flowers for eco-printing, and understand how mordants enhance and change print colors. You will prepare flat layered and rolled bundles, create botanical rust prints by introducing iron, and make plant portraits for tags or journal pages. You'll receive guidance on ‘cooking’ your bundles, assembling printed pages into a gate fold journal, and collecting and storing plant material. The workshop includes a class kit with all necessary materials, access to a private Facebook group and Zoom recordings for one year, and detailed weekly instructions for registered students.
Class Date and Hours: Sept 17 & 24, Oct 1 & 8 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Zoom
Class Fee: Members $245.00 Non-Members: $285.00
Registration closes on August 26
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We will construct with hand crafted paper as well as vintage paper, scrap book inserts, vintage envelopes and letters, old documents and non-traditional papers typically not considered for this magical art form. Several projects will use found paper also known as “road-kill”. We will approach collage from a formalist perspective: looking at composition in regards to space, shape, line, color and pattern. At the end of each project we look at our collages as a group and consider the work as a unit, critique individual work, shedding light on what makes a good composition, learning to construct intuitively.
Class Date & Hours: Thursday, September 5, 1:00-4:00, following September meeting
Location: Saint Francis in the Foothills
Registration: May 20, 2024 (FULL WAITLIST ONLY)
Class Fee: Members - $100 Non-Members:$140
Big and Little: Mastering the Art of Working Large in Collage is designed to help stretch participants out of their comfort zone, into the realm of creating large works suitable for any show or gallery, with the confidence that comes from understanding how to scale up without losing the integrity of the design.
Class Date: It is a self-paced, pre-recorded class. Access to the Video will begin on July 15, 2024.
Location: Access through Instructor’s Vimeo account with password. Live Zoom meet-up after the class, PaperWorks will host this meeting
Registration: April 23, 2024
Registration closes: July 1, 2024 REGISTRATION CLOSED
Class Fee: Members - $100 Non-Members: $140
Mini Zhen Xian Bao Book and Booklet with Rosemary Rae
Create a small, hard cover version of a Zhen Xian Bao or Chinese thread book. Our version is small for easy assembly, and once completed you can carry with you to store little, wonderful things! Our book has a two pockets and two boxes and you will also construct a tiny book to place in one of the beautiful boxes; perfect for a little note or secret poem.
Fees: Members : $35; Non-Paperworks members : $75