Alchemy with Fibers Papermaking Workshop on Lower Khandroling

Please join us for the next Khandroling Paper Cooperative Workshop with Sheryl Jaffe and Company on Saturday, August 10, 2013 on Lower Khnadroing from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

ALCHEMY WITH FIBER: Make Beautiful Paper With Local Fibers One day workshop, learn how to make pulp with iris, daylily, grass clippings and QUeen Anne's Lace. Everyone will take home beautiful papers for calligraphy, cards, drawing and painting. Donations of fibers, flowers or $ accepted ($10-50 suggested) Large size scrolls, Japanese style su-geta with kozo. Prepare to get wet. Call 413-585-9861 for more info.

WHEN: Saturday, August 10, 2013
TIMES: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
WHERE: Lower Khandroling Farm
COST: By Donation 

The Khandroling Farm Coop will be in full bloom--Come by to participate in the workshop or observe and have some fun, pick some vegetables and visit with friends. Join us for a pot-luch lunch around 1:00 PM. Bring the kids and let's make paper!

Don't forget  Sheryl's Art Walk Outdoor Papermaking session and show at Ursa Major Gallery in Shelburne Falls, on Saturday, July 13, 2013 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Recent News from Khandroling Paper Cooperative

A couple of weeks ago Naomi Zeitz and I attended a three hour workshop on pulp painting at Dieu Donne paper mill in NYC as part of our Khandroling Paper Cooperative venture. We are always seeking to improve our craft.  Here are a few examples of our work from the workshop which was mailed to us after drying.

11 X 14 pulp painting on Abaca using a classic mould, pressed in a hydraulic press, then restraint dried. Naomi Zeitz

Although you can't see it here, the abaca is tissue thin and very translucent. This work is destined for our upcoming show

 11 x 14 cotton papers with stenciled pulp painting using a classic mould, pressed in a hydraulic press, then restraint dried. Naomi Zeitz


We made a stencil of a Tibetan cloud which
worked well here. Naomi Zeitz. Cloud stencil by Jacqueline Gens

Here is my experiment joining two pieces 11 x 14 cotton paper to make a long scroll. I then experimented with a brush to paint calligraphic gestures with the pigmented pulp. When the paper tore with the use of a brush, I simply patched crudely with cotton pulp pulled out of the vat that  pressed out evenly. Jacqueline Gens

During the workshop we viewed Dieu Donne's archive of works on paper. We love pulp painting and hope to continue with our experiments using handmade stencils and pigmented pulps to add to newly made wet pieces of paper. Naomi is especially gifted at coloring her pulps. Here  she is taking notes from our instructor at Dieu Donne.

One of the main projects we are currently developing is to make paper for handmade boxes to hold crystal wands.  Each box will be made with paper infused with sacred substances we have collected. Thanks to a generous donor we have many fine crystals to use for this project.

Here are some of our expermimental prototypes made by Margherita during our Janaury workshop.
















For further information about Khandroling Paper Cooperative updates, workshops and our Spring schedule, visit http://www.khandrolingpapers.blogspot.com