Workshop: Papermaking from Natural Fibers

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Saturday April 30, 2022
      10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Location: 500 10th St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
  • Phone: 404-894-7840
  • URL: Program link
  • Email: anna.doll@rbi.gatech.edu
  • Fee(s):
    Fee Varies
  • Extras:
Contact

Anna Doll

Anna.Doll@rbi.gatech.edu

404-894-7840

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Papermaker Robert Thompson of Lot 10 paper will introduce participants to papermaking using locally sourced fibers.

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Media
  • RCW Handmade Paper RCW Handmade Paper
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Interested in making paper from natural fibers? Then join us for this day–long workshop where participants will explore making paper from materials like banana leaves and stalks, bamboo fibers, pine, and pine bark. Local Atlanta paper artist and owner of Lot 10 Paper, Robert Thompson, will be sharing a variety of paper samples, plant fibers, and tools with participants during this workshop, and participants will learn a variety of papermaking techniques. All skill levels welcome.

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Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Arts and Performance, Other/Miscellaneous
Keywords
rcw-lecture
Status
  • Created By: Virginia Howell
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 4, 2022 - 11:54am
  • Last Updated: Feb 4, 2022 - 11:54am