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A hand supporting the lid of a deckle box above a vat of water, during the papermaking process.
A hand supporting the lid of a deckle box above a vat of water, during the papermaking process.

Get a taste of papermaking Get a taste of papermaking

in this short, five-hour introduction to a longer, more intensive class.

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Intro to Papermaking Short Class

On Saturday, November 9, 2024, learn how to make your own paper in this one-day, five-hour workshop – encapsulating the first day of the longer, more intensive class – at Paperhouse Studio, located in Toronto at Artscape Youngplace. This is a beginner-level class, with all materials included. Limited to six spots.

About the workshop

This one-day, five-hour class covers the material from the first day of the Introduction to Papermaking Intensive class. Participants will make paper with different sizes and styles of mould and deckles, and learn how to pull sheets using fibres such as cotton and abaca. Participants will also get an introduction to laminating, shaped sheets and inclusions, with the opportunity to bring in their own found materials to use in class. By the end of the class, participants will have 15-25 hand-pulled custom sheets of paper and enough knowledge to continue exploring papermaking at the intermediate level.

About Paperhouse Studio

Paperhouse Studio is an experimental arts studio and collective rooted in paper as the medium. They offer educational programs, artist projects, and community-based youth initiatives from their studio in Toronto’s West Queen West neighbourhood.

About the artist-instructor, Raoul Olou

Raoul Olou is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist whose work references personal experiences, race, ontology, intuition and shared anthropology inspired by quantum physics and speculative fiction. A formally trained filmmaker and self-taught painter, he’s exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Mark Christopher Gallery, Patel Brown and the Run Gallery; and he’s been invited for artist residencies at the Museum of Contemporary Art x Akin Collective, Drake Devonshire and Annandale Artist Residency. Grants and awards include the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Art Council, as well as the Mayor’s Award and the Honourable Painting Award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (2019, 2022). He’s worked on several commissioned large-scale murals around the Greater Toronto Area; and on private commissions for the Drake Hotel, the Gladstone, Ode Toronto and the Sheraton Hotel.

Stacks of freshly made sheets of white paper, drying on a rack.

A hand supporting a screen with a layer of flattened pulp, set vertically on a table, during the papermaking process.

(Photo credits: Paperhouse Studio.)

 

Event details

Hosted by: Paperhouse Studio

Type of event: in-person papermaking class

Instructor: Raoul Olou

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Start time: 11:00 AM ET

Duration: 5 hours (non-recurring event)

Number of sessions: 1

Cost: C$239.68

Location: Paperhouse Studio, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw Street, Unit #102, Toronto, ON, M6J 2W5

Booking link: Book your spot here.

Contact Details: Paperhouse Studio, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw Street, Unit #102, Toronto, ON, M6J 2W5, Canada; 416-546-7589, info@paperhousestudio.com, paperhousestudio.com

 

Accessibility: Read Artscape Youngplace’s accessibility info here.

COVID-19 policy: Read Paperhouse Studio’s COVID-19 policy here.

Class policies: Read their class policies, including payment and refund info.