Papermaking workshop with Helen O'Connor - November 28th

Join Art of the Book artist Helen O'Connor for a hands-on papermaking demonstration.  Learn to form sheets of handmade paper from pulps made from various plants, weeds, oriental fibres, cotton linters, and recycled papers.  As well, Helen will demonstrate techniques to create pulp paintings and three-dimensional works.

When: Wednesday, November 28th at 2:30pm
Where: UFV's Abbotsford campus library
No registration is required but space is limited.
 

Helen O’Connor is a Yukon visual artist who makes paper by hand using oriental and local fibres to create sculpture, artist books, assemblage and installation. Her works express a reverence to nature and are influenced by the unique atmosphere of the north particularly light.

Originally from Ontario, O’Connor studied visual art at the University of Western and at the Ontario College of Art. During her studies O’Connor was introduced to techniques for oriental and western papermaking. O’Connor utilizes paper creatively as a vehicle of expression and exploration.

Questions about this event can be emailed to Mary-Anne MacDougall

For more information about the Art of the Book 2018 exhibition, please click here. 

November 8, 2018