ART 161 - Botanical Papermaking

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Southern Maine Community College

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Description:

In this one week intensive, students will collect local plant samples as well as use and prepare dried Asian fibers from Japan, Philippines, Thailand, and Nepal to create translucent yet strong sheets of handmade papers for a variety of uses such as drawing surface, printmaking, book arts, collage, and light structures. Students will learn traditional techniques of basic sheet forming, producing laminations, embedding sheets with both organic and found/industrial patterns, and, mixing and using over beaten pulp slurry as a drawing/painting medium on top of wet handmade papers. Using the beautiful seafront location of our studio classroom, we will make a seaweed paste to create the lines for pulp drawings. Students will have a unique opportunity to work on one large scale handmade paper panel (approximately 5 ft x 5 ft) as well as produce a wide array of mid to small paper sheets. Botanical Papermaking is a full 3 credit course with an intense pace of learning, discovery, exploration, and production. Handouts, slide lectures, films, and lectures on both the history of papermaking and contemporary practice for studio artists and designers. Experienced or beginning students are welcomed.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smccME.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 741-5500

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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