sheet forming - papermaking workshop

PLANTS TO PAPER -
PAPERMAKING WORKSHOP
with Sharon Yonenaka
Saturday, May 10th
10am – 1pm  $65

Contact Sharon to join this class:
Email: sharon@kodamapapermaking.com 
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Or send a check to:
Sharon Yonenaka C/O ASiF Studios
940 Idaho Maryland Road
Grass Valley, CA 95945
*Be sure to email Sharon first to make sure there’s a spot for you!!


PLANTS TO PAPER Course Description:

See your environment as an entirely new place to explore…
In this class, part of our ongoing papermaking series, we will prepare one locally sourced raw plant material for sheet forming and discuss use of additives and precautions when cooking fiber. Additionally, we will learn about at least two other plant types, invasive and non-invasive, that I will have prepared ahead of class. From these unique fibers we will explore adaptations to the process and sheet forming and options to make your paper useful for various types of projects. You will leave inspired and newly educated for your backyard foraging journeys.

No experience necessary and all supplies are included. Please bring your lunch/snacks/drink.

FORMS IN LUMINOUS PAPER
PAPERMAKING WORKSHOP
with Sharon Yonenaka and Shirley Freriks
Saturday, May 24
10am – 2pm  $80
Contact Shirley to join this class: 707-684-0085
Email: sf95410@gmail.com
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FORMS IN LUMINOUS PAPER Course Description:

Discover interplay of light in sculptural paper forms…
Enjoy a few hours of working with handmade paper forming sheets into varying thicknesses, pressing, and applying these forms using a variety of techniques and mould types. Explore delicate interplay between paper and light while discovering how translucency and texture affect each creation’s aesthetic qualities. Be prepared to take home a few light-inspired forms and too many new project ideas.

No experience necessary and all materials are included. Please bring your lunch/snacks/drink and have fun with us.



INTRODUCTION TO PAPERMAKING
Upcoming Saturday Workshop $75 - Date TBA
…pulps, sheet forming techniques, and decorative play
Contact sharon@kodamapapermaking.com or Shirley
at sf95410@gmail.com for inquiries or
if you’d like to schedule a private group!!

Join us for this three hour introduction to hand papermaking. We will create many sheets of paper as we explore traditionally used European paper fibers such as linen and cotton, and recycled pulp made from everyday life materials. We will learn about tools and equipment, sheet forming and decorative techniques, use of color, pressing and drying, and the versatility handmade paper has to offer. This hands-on class is without stress or expectation. You will finish the day with an inspiring collection of handmade paper and an understanding of how to continue this work at home. 

No experience necessary. All materials provided. Please bring lunch/snacks/drink for yourself.  Be prepared to get hooked!! …Visit this page for future class dates as they are scheduled! 

Artist Biography:
Sharon Yonenaka began her papermaking journey with an immersive 2-day workshop at Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY, and was absolutely hooked for life. About 7 years later, she began work as a papermaking apprentice and then as an instructor at Magnolia Editions, Paper in Oakland, California where she continued working until moving to Grass Valley, CA.​ She established Kodama Papermaking in Grass Valley, a papermaking studio/facility, and has been working with students and artists ever since. Hand papermaking has always been an important part of her life alongside raising a family and embracing all of life’s adventures and challenges. 

Paper is quietly magnificent and magical. It stands, intertwined within so many aspects of our lives. The connections are limitless and yet, barely noted.