Tech's Tactile Thursdays: Paper Clay Key Chains

Paper Clay
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Come join us for this paper clay workshop that merges the the sculptural characteristics of clay and the versatility of paper to make a key chain. Participants will learn raised relief and carving techniques to create their own unique design. All materials provided. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff and Faculty. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff and Faculty. Located in the Price Gilbert Library in the AirSpace room 2222.

 

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Tech's Tactile Thursday's: Quilled Turkey

Quilled Turkey
Instructor: Museum Staff

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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 a terrific turkey to make your own one-of-a kind Thanksgiving artwork. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff and Faculty. Located in the Price Gilbert Library in the AirSpace room 2222.

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Tech's Tactile Thursday's: Abstract Tunnel Book

Tunnel book examples
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Create a fun and interactive book with the tunnel book structure. The book consists of paper layers forming a “tunnel” with a foreground, mid-ground, and background. Participants will design simple abstract imagery for each layer of the book. All materials provided. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff and Faculty. Located in the Price Gilbert Library in the AirSpace room 2222.

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Virtual Lecture: Black Master Printers and their Impact

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Join us for this virtual lecture with Atlanta based printmaker, Jamaal Barber, who will be discussing  the key role of master printers and printshops as community builders and creative collaborators. This talk is in relation to our new changing exhibition A Community of Artists: African American Works on Paper from the Cochran Collection, which showcases fifty noted 20th century American artists. Collected and curated by Wes and Missy Cochran, the Robert C.

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Tech's Tactile Thursdays: Cyanotypes

Cyanotype materials
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Join us for this fun workshop where participants will explore an early type of camera less photography. Use paper pre-coated with a mixture of chemicals, the power of the sun and plants to create your own cyanotypes. Participants will also learn about the history of cyanotypes from the technique’s invention, it’s first photographic use, to paper artist who create beautiful pieces of artwork with this technique. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff and Faculty.

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Virtual Demonstration Lecture: Illuminating the Paper Vessel

Hanging Lantern
Instructor: Helen Hiebert

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Join us for this virtual Lecture, Illuminating the Paper Vessel, with guest speaker Helen Hiebert, which will focus on Helen’s artistic research into creating sculptural paper forms, many of them rooted in Japanese tradition. Helen will talk about and show the similarities and differences between the construction of Japanese lanterns (chochin) and inflatable paper sculpture ranging from hot air balloons (large scale) to kamifusen (small paper balloons). 

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A Story Of Forgotten Hanji, Korean Traditional Paper

Hanji
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Dr. Oh-Kyu Lee will share his experience in rediscovering how to make certain types of Korean traditional paper called Hanji. In the past, there were more than two hundreds varieties of Hanji, which varied depending on source materials, size, usage, etc. Only a few of them are still being produced in Korea today. The topic of Dr. Lee’s talk will focus on two types of Korean traditional paper, named Taeji and Siji.

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Virtual Lecture Career in Animation: Ask Me Anything

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Wondering about your animation career path? Come get some insight from multi-talented artist Vinod Krishnan, technical animation director at Disney who chased his dreams from Bahrain all the way to LA. Vinod has worked on a variety of projects from Avengers: Endgame, the Owl House, Disney's Amphibia, The Venture Bros, Rick and Morty, Black-ish, Grace and Frankie and is also active as a Wacom Artist Representative, Studio committee member at SIGGRAPH, as well as a part of ASIFA-South's business department committee member. 

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Virtual Talk: The endless versatility of Washi

Washi combined
Instructor: Nancy Jacobi

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Join us for this virtual Lecture, Stitch, dye, sculpt, fly - the endless versatility of Washi,  with guest speaker Nanci Jacobi. Washi means Japanese paper - Wa = Japanese and shi = paper. Jacobi’s love of Washi and its history led her to establish the Japanese Paper Place, in Toronto Ontario. The Japanese Paper Place is a major distributor of washi.

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Virtual Octavo Pamphlet & Poetry Workshop

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Instructor: Museum Staff

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In celebration of Poetry month, join us for this fun workshop that combines bookbinding and poetry. Participants will learn how to make an octavo pamphlet binding, and then have the chance to write a simple poem to start the book off. Participants will also be given a list of daily poetry prompts for the month of April to further inspire poetic writings. Kit not included but supply list provided. All skill levels welcome! 

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