From Rags to Paper
10/3/2025 - 10/6/20259:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST
Event Description
Instructor: Anne Murray
Date: October 3rd - 6th 2025
Time: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm (1 hour break for lunch)
Member: $900 Non-Member: $1000
In this 4-day class, students will learn all aspects of creating rag-based paper, while also learning something of the history and artistic uses of handmade papers. We will prepare the cotton and linen fabric, "beat it to a pulp", mix fibers for different styles and textures of paper, practice pulling uniform sheets, and learn the multiple steps of drying. Time permitting, we will also create one or two small projects from the handmade papers. Paper making is time and labor-intensive, but can be quite rewarding.
Supplies will be provided
Optionally, students may contribute pieces of cotton and/or linen (must not include ANY synthetic fibers) fabric.. Please note that you will NOT have paper that is made solely from your own fabric.
**Class will meet at my studio in East Flat Rock**
Artist Bio:
Since first encountering The Penland Book of Handmade Books at the public library in 2006, Anne has been passionate about making books and has been learning and practicing the crafts involved in making books – binding, making paper, marbling, creating book cloth, and woodworking. These skills have been acquired from the John Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC), the Penland School of Crafts (Penland, NC), the Sawtooth School for Visual Art (Winston-Salem, NC), as well as from several well-known paper/book artists. After years of developing and expanding her skills, she is now a full-time artist specializing in bookbinding, paper making, and marbling. Anne is at heart a teacher, finding pleasure in sharing her passion for paper and book arts. This will be the last time she offers to teach paper making because of the strenuousness of the activity.
Date: October 3rd - 6th 2025
Time: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm (1 hour break for lunch)
Member: $900 Non-Member: $1000
In this 4-day class, students will learn all aspects of creating rag-based paper, while also learning something of the history and artistic uses of handmade papers. We will prepare the cotton and linen fabric, "beat it to a pulp", mix fibers for different styles and textures of paper, practice pulling uniform sheets, and learn the multiple steps of drying. Time permitting, we will also create one or two small projects from the handmade papers. Paper making is time and labor-intensive, but can be quite rewarding.
Supplies will be provided
Optionally, students may contribute pieces of cotton and/or linen (must not include ANY synthetic fibers) fabric.. Please note that you will NOT have paper that is made solely from your own fabric.
**Class will meet at my studio in East Flat Rock**
Artist Bio:
Since first encountering The Penland Book of Handmade Books at the public library in 2006, Anne has been passionate about making books and has been learning and practicing the crafts involved in making books – binding, making paper, marbling, creating book cloth, and woodworking. These skills have been acquired from the John Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC), the Penland School of Crafts (Penland, NC), the Sawtooth School for Visual Art (Winston-Salem, NC), as well as from several well-known paper/book artists. After years of developing and expanding her skills, she is now a full-time artist specializing in bookbinding, paper making, and marbling. Anne is at heart a teacher, finding pleasure in sharing her passion for paper and book arts. This will be the last time she offers to teach paper making because of the strenuousness of the activity.