In, this lecture, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes will share the findings of two research projects exploring a group of Pahari drawings (from present-day Himachal Pradesh) and Kashmiri manuscripts held in French and Dutch collections. Through close visual analysis, fiber identification, and historical research, these studies traced the origins, materials, and techniques used to produce paper in northwestern India.

The Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking is excited to welcome internationally renowned paper artist Radha Pandey for a one-day experience. In this workshop, participants will learn how to extract dyes using natural materials for application on paper. Processes such as brush-dyeing, estimating the amount of dyestuff needed for projects, and use of the best types of mordants and their results will be taught. Discussion and demonstration about what types of handmade papers work best and why will be part of the experience as well.

During the final virtual talk for the Night Circus exhibition, featured artists discuss the process of designing and creating the covers of their books. They also discuss how the cover reinforces the themes of the subject matter of the books. 

We are excited to have guest Artist Kelly Taylor Mitchel back for a papermaking workshop at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking. In this two-hour workshop, participants will be introduced to blow out and deckle box papermaking techniques using flax and other fibers. This workshop is ideal for those with sheet formation experience, but beginners are welcome. Blow out and deckle box techniques bring collage methods to the vat and spark layering and material play.

In this talk artists who use calligraphy as a major aspect of their books and artists who use narrative pictures discuss the merits of their way of communicating through artists books. 

When learning how to make a book with a decorative sewn binding, the sewing card is a wonderful and useful tool to aid you in mastering simple to advanced sewing patterns. Practicing the mechanics of any sewing on a piece of two-dimensional card is tantamount to working on an actual book.  

Please join us in celebrating Night Circus, the current special exhibit at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking. This exhibition features approximately 31 works by members of the Guild of Book Workers, an organization that promotes interest in and awareness of the tradition of the book and paper arts.

In this one-day workshop, participants will learn how to form sheets of washi, or Japanese paper, using the nagashizuki sheet formation technique. We will cover how to prepare fiber, form sheets using a sugeta, and then press and dry sheets to make quality washi. Participants can expect to make their own set of washi sheets featuring the texture, luster, strength, and beauty that distinguishes it from other types of paper. All skill levels welcome and all materials provided.

Join authors and artists Lynn Sures & Michelle Samour as they talk about their new book Radical Paper: Art and Invention with Colored Pulp. Although handmade papers have been used by artists for centuries, the use of colored paper pulp as an integral element in creating art – as opposed to serving only as the surface on which art is created – has seen remarkable development over the last 70 years.

Quilling is a historic paper craft in which strips of paper are twirled, spun, and combined to create beautiful, dimensional works. Learn how to quill with simple materials to create a beautiful one-of-a-kind handmade ornament All skill levels welcome. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff, and Faculty. Located in the Price Gilbert Library, Wilby Room G-120 of Crosland Tower, by the Blue Donkey.