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UPCOMING
Digital Negatives and Cyanotypes
Wednesday, October 8
4:00-8:00pm
$40
Cyanotypes are an iconic form of photographic printing; their brilliant blue color is unmistakable, and many of us have experienced ‘sun printing’ in one form or another. In this class, we’ll be working with digital negatives to create cyanotype photograph prints. Students must submit 1-2 high-contrast digital photograph files prior to class to either Handmade Papermakers or instructor Michelle Sharp. All supplies included.
Straight Up Papermaking
Tuesday, October 14
5:30-8:00pm
$25
Get your hands dirty and try papermaking with Julie Eckberg! Join her to learn the process from pulp to press. Participants will be able to try pulling sheets, mixing pulp, running the press, and all the ins and out of the traditional papermaking process.
Elegant Gifting: Wine Box and Book Cover
Two-session Class
Friday, October 17 , 5:00-8:00pm
Saturday, October 18, 9:00am-3:30pm
$75
How would you like to get a head start on a beautiful handmade box for holiday gift giving? How would you like to make an elegant composition book cover to keep track of tastings to come? Maybe you’ll decide to use the box and journal cover for something completely different! Maybe you’ll want to organize your work space. You’ll learn the skills you need to make a beautiful box and journal cover in this two-day course.
The instructor for this course is Hilarie Rath, certified teacher for Colorway Arts Cartonnage and Bookbinding. Sign up early as there will be restricted enrollment for this class to ensure that students receive proper attention as they work.
Partial supplies are included in the class cost. Students are also asked to bring the following:
Two pieces of coordinated cotton fabric, each measuring at least 1/2 yard. Patterns or grunge type fabric work better than solids.
a cutting mat, 18”x24” recommended
rotary cutter
scissors
craft knife with snap-off blades
18” ruler
weights or two hefty books
a lunch on Saturday
Registration will close on Thursday, October 9. Hilarie will contact the participants before class.
A more thorough description of needed supplies is available on the registration page via the Materials and Supply form.
Please know that this is indeed a two day class with the Friday, October 17 class from 5-8pm and the Saturday, October 18 class from 9am-3:30 pm, even if the registration information contradicts this. Due to a registration technicality, the software will not allow us to record a two day class with a different time schedule.
Washi Tape Journal
Wednesday, October 22
5:30-8:30pm
$30
This fun journal is made from a recycled file folder as the cover and decorated with washi tape. Inside you’ll have plenty of room to journal, make lists, or doodle. All supplies included, facilitated by Tracy Reeb
101 Papermaking
Tuesday, November 4
5:30-8:00pm
$25
Get your hands dirty and try papermaking with Julie Eckberg! We’ll use wooden frames and cotton thread to create paper lace. Students should bring one or two 5x7 wood frames or embroidery hoops; they don’t need to be expensive.
Hardcover Accordion Book
Friday, November 14
1:00pm-4:00pm
$35
Accordion books are a playful form; pages fold in and out of each other, all connected, in order to lead the reader on a journey. In this book arts class, we’ll produce a formal version of the accordion form, with hinged sheets bound by a cover.
Traditional vs Trash: Bone Folders
Friday, November 14
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Free!
Join us for an informal chat about one of the bookbinder’s most necessary tools: the bone folder! We’ll discuss the many forms they take and alternative options that are more affordable or accessible. No registration necessary!
PREVIOUS
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
6-8pm
$30
Max registration 12 students
Many people are familiar with traditional relief printing: an artist carves into wood or linoleum, then inks the surface to create an image. We’ll be bringing the technique into 2024 by creating our carvings with a laser cutter! We’ll use Hands on Deck’s laser engraver and Handmade Papermakers of Green Bay’s paper as modern means of woodblock fine art printing. Students will learn the basics of laser cutter operation, relief printmaking processes, and printmaking tools. Students should bring or email a high-contrast drawing or design to be cut for their personal printing block (measuring approx. 4”x4”). Beverages available for purchase from Paradise North Distillery.
Treasures and Timbers with Hands on Deck
Saturday, Nov 9, 2024
9am-1pm
Sale, Fundraiser, and Demos
Join us for a pop-up market and fundraiser at 101 Bay Beach Road! We’ll have a curated selection of artists selling their works, Hands on Deck is selling some of their excess inventory, and Paradise North Distillery will have fabulous beverages for purchase. Includes chili fundraiser and kids activities.
Coptic Stitched Books with Laser Etched Covers
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
5:30-8:30pm
$40/person
Minimum Registration 10 students, Max 12
Bookbinding can take many forms, but the best-known in the Western world is the codex. This is the classic book form many of us grew up with, involving a stack of paper housed inside a hard or soft cover. In this class, participants will make their own blank books by sewing a block of paper to a hard cover with an open spine. To customize their creations, students can choose to laser engrave their cover!
Christmas Craft Market
Saturday, Dec. 7th, 2024
11:00 am-3:00pm
Free
Hosted by Paradise North Distillery! Sip while you shop a variety of local vendors selling their handmade crafts. Handmade Papermakers will be vending their variety of beautiful sheets. Other vendors include woodworking, treats, baskets, clothing, art, jewelry, and more!
Gel Plate Printing
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024
6:00-8:00pm
$30
Minimum registration 7 students, max 10
Gel printing is a unique and modern process that uses gelatin or a similar material as a printing plate. Facilitator Hilarie Rath will walk you through the process to create holiday-inspired prints that can be used for gifting!
Snowflake Party
December 15, 2024
Session 1, 12:00-2:00pm
Session 2, 2:00-4:00pm
Sign-up available online
Help us make paper snowflakes for Four Winds Ministries of Wisconsin! This group hosts a Christmas dinner to feed 500 folks in need. We’re supporting the effort by creating paper snowflakes as event decorations and take-home objects.
Make ‘n Take
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2024
6:00-8:00pm
$10/person
Drop-In
Join us for a variety of creative experiences! Participants will be able to make Zentangle drawings with Tracy Reeb, Suminagashi paper marbling with Hilarie Rath, and pamphlet stitch notebooks with Michelle Sharp. Handmade paper by HPGB will be available for purchase. Please arrive before 7pm in order to get the full experience! All supplies included.
February Craft Market
Saturday, February 1, 2025
11am-3pm
Free
Join us at Paradise North Distillery for a maker’s market! Along with other great artists and makers, Julie will have her handmade paper for sale.
Straight Up Papermaking
Thursday, February 13, 2025
1:30-4pm
$20
Get your hands dirty and try papermaking with Julie! Join the founder and president of Handmade Papermakers of Green Bay to learn the process from pulp to press. Participants will be able to try pulling sheets, mixing pulp, running the press, and all the ins and out of the traditional papermaking process.
Straight Up Papermaking
Thursday, July 24
5:30-8:00pm
$25
Get your hands dirty and try papermaking with Julie Eckberg! Join her to learn the process from pulp to press. Participants will be able to try pulling sheets, mixing pulp, running the press, and all the ins and out of the traditional papermaking process.
Straight Up Papermaking
Tuesday, August 12
5:30-8:00pm
$25
Get your hands dirty and try papermaking with Julie Eckberg! Join her to learn the process from pulp to press. Participants will be able to try pulling sheets, mixing pulp, running the press, and all the ins and out of the traditional papermaking process.
Bookmaking Bootcamp
Four Day Class
Monday, August 25 - Thursday, August 28
10:00am - 3:00pm, includes a 30-60 minute lunch break
Please pack a lunch
$100
Jump into paper and book arts with this four day progressive class! Students will explore various paper treatments, two different sewn bindings, and how to delve into an art journaling practice. Participants should bring any specialty paper they might like to use. All other supplies are included.
Can’t commit to all four days? Individual classes are available a la carte for $35 each.
Monday - Artists Hilarie Rath and Tracy Reeb will guide participants through suminagashi and paste paper treatments. These historical decorating methods create beautiful, unique papers that can be used for bookbinding, box making, scrapbooking, stationary, collage, and so much more.
Tuesday - Artists Julie Eckberg and Michelle Sharp will teach gel plate printing and shaving cream marbling paper treatments. Though more contemporary than Monday’s features, these colorful methods can be used in similar ways.
Wednesday - Michelle Sharp will walk participants through a classic Stab Binding technique, followed by art journaling prompts from Tracy Reeb, Hilarie Rath, and Julie Eckberg.
Thursday - Tracy Reeb will introduce the charming Chain Stitch Binding. All available facilitators will share more art journaling techniques. This series will wrap up with a celebration of each student’s work and progress.
