About the course:

In this class people will learn a brief history of papermaking, how current cultures make paper, identification of paper types, and how to create a paper studio in a home environment. Students will be shown how to recycle paper scraps from their home (even junk mail will work) and the process of boiling fibers from nature (banana paper). Students will leave with their own screen, deckle, a small couching screen, and some homemade paper (all included in the tuition). If time permits students will learn how to make a small stab bound book.

 About the instructor:

Dani Bunn graduated in May 2007 from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a 3-dimensional emphasis. She has spent the last three summers working at Interlochen Center of the Arts as a Visual Arts Assistant. Her summer experiences included not only teaching but also learning new skills from different artists who live around the world.