Paper Making with Organic Materials
with Sheryl Jaffe

Date: Saturday July 12, 1 - 4 PM

Where:
The Commons
46 Bradford Street, Provincetown

Cost: $25

Register Below:
(space is limited)

The joy of working with fibers is how versatile they are and how well they connect with each other. In this "no experience necessary" papermaking class you will learn all the steps in making paper from plants and their tenacious, strong, flexible, cellulose fibers. We will use phragmites, seaweed, kozo (mulberry), banana leaf, flax, queen Anne's lace, and other locally foraged, grown and invasive plants. If you like, bring some plant materials (preferably cooked or dried), yarn, thread, cloth and an open mind for an afternoon of experimentation and fun. You will leave with several (a dozen or so) unique handmade papers to enjoy as is or to include in your own artmaking practice.

Bio: Sheryl Jaffe has been exhibiting her artwork throughout New York and New England for over thirty years. She works with organic materials, handmade paper from local and exotic plant fibers, and found objects to create two and three-dimensional works that are reminiscent of the human body and the strength and frailty of skin.  Her work includes installations, sculpture, pulp painting, artist books, and prints. These works are evocative offerings for viewers to move through, make discoveries, and be drawn into contemplation. She studied traditional hand papermaking in Japan and China and has taught papermaking at home and abroad. Jaffe was a resident artist at The Barn, Edward Albee Foundation and at Yellowstone National Park. She teaches art, ceramics, printmaking, book arts and papermaking at museums, public schools and art centers. When not in her studio, you can find her swimming in the bay or walking in the woods. "I am endlessly fascinated by how fibers connect and reconnect, intertwining in new ways, transforming the old into something new."

o Website: sheryljaffe.com
o Instagram:@sherylannjaffe