Georgia Tech Science and Engineering Day: Printmaking

Atlanta Science Festival
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Join the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking and guest artist Bryan Baker at the Georgia Tech Science and Engineering Day and learn to make your own print on a mobile printing press. Explore the intersection of art and technology through printmaking.

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In-Person Young Masters: Paste Paper

paste paper examples
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Explore a unique means of decorating papers with pigmented paste in this family workshop!  Create three-dimensional images on a two-dimensional surface in vibrant colors and in abstract, floral or geometric patterns.  Learn a skill that book artists have used for centuries! Parental/ Guardian participation and registration required.    

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In-Person Young Masters: Printmaking

Printmaking
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Explore the abstract art of Wassily Kandinsky to create your own inspired work. Create a unified composition using organic and geometric shapes, then print your design with ink on paper in this family workshop. Parental/ Guardian participation and registration required.

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In-Person Young Masters: Layered Imagery

Collage materials
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Find inspiration in the exhibit, A Collection of Artists: African American Works on Paper from the Cochran Collection, to create your own story through collage in this family workshop. Participants will have the option to create their own images or to utilize magazines and other materials. All supplies will be provided and are included in the cost of the workshop. All skill levels welcome. Parental/ Guardian participation and registration required.

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EXPLORE Terrific Quilled Turkeys

Quilled Turkey
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Description: 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. 

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EXPLORE Pop’in Pumpkins

Paper Pumpkin
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Description: “Pop” into the fall season with this paper pumpkin activity! Learn how to take 2-dimensional, flat sheets of paper and turn them into a 3-dimensional pumpkin. Participants will layer multiple sheets of tissue paper together to create a honeycomb pattern that unfolds to make a pop’in pumpkin! 

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Virtual EXPLORE Japanese Stab Binding

Japanese Stab Binding
Instructor: Museum Staff

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Explore the art of hand-made books, which make great journals or sketchbooks! Learn how to make a decorative Japanese stab-style book binding in this workshop. The Japanese Stab binding style consist of a softcover and exposed spine — sewn together with a simple 6-hole pattern, requiring no folding or glue. Once finished, you will have a quality, handmade book, ready to fill with thoughts and images all your own.   

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