GA-1 Sculptural Papermaking with Shannon Brock

Take handmade paper from the fiber to the 3-dimensional! During this workshop, participants will form both the paper from recycled linen fabric pulp and the spandex armature framework to be used to shape a small sculptural bowl or rock. Using an overlapping technique, students will then apply torn pieces of their newly formed paper to their armature. Directions will be given for separating the form from the armature later, once the drying stage is complete. A hollow, seamless paper sculpture is created. Basic pulp preparation, sheet forming, and armature building will be reviewed. This class is open to all skill levels.

BIO

Shannon Brock; Hand papermaker, artist, and Founder of Gaptoothed Studio. In her work, Shannon tells stories from her childhood growing up in rural Missouri and explores the dynamics of family. She has traveled nationally and internationally teaching hand papermaking techniques and establishing paper studios, as well as exhibiting her paper works. Brock received her BFA in Fiber from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1995. She has served on several boards including Hand Papermaking Magazine and North American Hand Papermakers (formerly Friends of Dard Hunter). Shannon is a current member of The Pulparazzi, a group of exhibiting hand papermakers focusing on pulp painting. Her work can be found in many personal collections and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.