Overview
Description
Introduction to hand papermaking through traditional and contemporary methods. Students explore fiber preparation, sheet forming, and sculptural uses, emphasizing material properties, experimentation, and critique to build technical and creative skills for diverse mixed-media applications. Students should expect to spend time outside of class working in the studio on designated projects.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- one additional studio course in ART or GRC
ART 100ART 101ART 103AART 103BART 103C
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): ART 100 or ART 101 or ART 103A or ART 103B, or ART 103C; one additional studio course in ART or GRC.
Units
Laboratory Studio3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
StandardRepeatable up to 6 credits
Learning Outcomes
- identify and describe the fundamental materials, tools, and processes of hand papermaking.
- apply and experiment with a range of papermaking techniques to create expressive and structurally sound handmade papers.
- analyze how handmade paper functions across different applications by interpreting creative studio projects.
- discuss personal artistic decisions and participate effectively in peer critique.