[Full] Paper Bojagi with Steph Rue (Online)

Schedule:  Jun 27, 2021 — 1pm - 3:30pm (PT); 
2pm - 4:30pm (MT); 3pm - 5:30pm (CT); 4pm - 6:30pm (ET);
Registration closes Jun 11, 2021

Ever wonder what to do with your small paper scraps that you just can't throw away? In this class we will learn how to piece together paper scraps to create a patchwork of art. We will base our method and design on traditional Korean wrapping cloths called "bojagi." Patchwork bojagi was a traditional type of folk art using discarded cloth scraps. 

During the class, the instructor will demonstrate how to apply paste to adhere paper scraps together, how to use an iron to quickly adhere and dry pieces together, and provide tips for how to design and construct a simple bojagi. The instructor will share examples of bojagi made of both paper and cloth. Students will receive a PDF handout with resources and detailed instructions on how to finish their bojagi with a border after the workshop. Though the kit will include enough papers to create a small bojagi, students are also encouraged to use their own paper scraps for experimentation.

Students will receive a kit that includes wheat starch and instructions for how to prepare paste, scraps of Japanese and Korean papers, and pieces of interfacing for ironing.

Location/Venue:  Online with San Francisco Center for the Book
For more info & pictures:  https://sfcb.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=4053   
Cost/Fee:  $115
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Their workshop calendar:  https://sfcb.org/workshops 

Instructor and bio:  Steph Rue is an artist and papermaker, working primarily with paper and books as her medium. She is a 2018-2019 recipient of a Parent Artist Residency Award from Kala Art Institute and a 2015-2016 recipient of a Fulbright Arts Research Grant to South Korea, where she studied traditional bookbinding, papermaking, and printing. She has an MFA from the University of Iowa Center for the Book and a BA from Stanford University. Her artist books and paper works have been exhibited worldwide and are in numerous private and public collections. When she is not with her two young kids, she makes, dyes, prints, binds, weaves, and collages with paper out of her home studio in Sacramento. You can see Steph’s work at her website stephrue.com(link is external) or on her Instagram @sjrue.