Upcoming Workshops
Workshop Policy: Participants must arrive on time. Classes begin at 10am, after 10:30am no-shows are considered a cancellation without refund. Late arrivals cause disruption and ask too much of the teacher to re-teach concepts already covered. If you need to cancel your spot in the class, please give two weeks notice. No refunds for less than two weeks notice.
Botanical Fabric Printing with Celeste Pfau
Taught by: Celeste Amparo Pfau January 18th
In this workshop, you will use leaves, flowers, and other plant materials to create striking images on fabric. The plant matter is inked, placed on fabric, then put through a printing press. Make one-of-a kind fashion items that will enhance your wardrobe or a wall hanging that will brighten your room. The workshop fee includes one silk scarf and one hand-woven cotton scarf.
Please bring cotton, silk, or linen yardage. You may also bring simple ready-made garments such as tee-shirts to print.
You are encouraged to bring plant materials that are relatively flat. No branches or thick bark, please.
About the instructor:
Celeste Amparo Pfau is an interdisciplinary artist who makes fine art and wearable art as well as interactive public art installations. Her work is often inspired by the diverse natural and human world of the Birmingham area. Celeste’s materials and methods include: pine needle/vine/leaf sculptures, botanical monoprints, dyed fabrics and weaving, watercolor and ink paintings, creative writing, photography, video, and performance. Celeste is a native of Birmingham; however she has gained invaluable experiences about life, culture, art, and creativity by living in Brooklyn NY, Bozeman Mt, and through traveling overseas to Chile, Argentina, Greece, and most recently Japan.
To learn more about Celeste and her art, visit her website: https://www.amparocreativehouse.com/
Saturday January 18th , 10 -4 pm. $95. The workshop fee includes one silk scarf and one hand-woven cotton scarf..
If this is your first workshop, please submit the workshop participant form.
Color Theory with Derek Cracco
Taught by: Derek Cracco February 8th and 9th
Derek Cracco, UAB Associate Professor of Printmaking and Computer Graphics, is leading a lecture at the Birmingham Museum of Art on Color Theory December 11th at 11:00 AM. https://www.artsbma.org/event/what-is-color-theory/
We have invited Derek to teach a two day color theory workshop here at PaperWorkers Local in response to this lecture. His class is based on the experiential approach of Josef Albers in his Interaction of Color.
Materials/ What to Bring:
Xacto knive or box cutter.
Rulers
We ask each person to bring a variety of solid colored paper. Think about not all primary colors, but shades and tints also. If everyone brings paper there will be a broad array of colors we can experiment with.
Saturday and Sunday February 8th and 9th , 10 -4 pm. $175
If this is your first workshop, please submit the workshop participant form.