Papermaking - East Meets West - Morley College Courses

When & Where

11 October 2024 - 26 October 2024 ( 30 hours, 6 weeks )
Day Time, Friday, Saturday
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Waterloo Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Tutor Eleanor Burkett
Course Code W24TTSA07F
Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

This course will offer an opportunity to continue to explore the potential of pulp and handmade paper using professional equipment. You will create paper from cotton and linen rags and recycled paper. Drawing on Eleanor’s experience in Japan, you will gain an understanding of Japanese papermaking. Whilst you will not use Japanese fibres to make paper, unique opportunities to handle Japanese papers and examine the different processes employed will lead to experiments which push the potential of paper as a creative medium.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Understand how pulp is prepared for papermaking using cotton rags and recycled rag paper.
Use a mould and deckle to produce a range of embossed, decorative and textured papers.
Respond to Japanese paper techniques with experiments that use accessible alternatives
Develop personal outcomes using paper and pulp

Cost

Full fee

£335

Concession fee

£270

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Class format and activities

The tutor will bring in and discuss relevant examples and demonstrate techniques. You will practice the techniques with observation and feedback. There will be an emphasis on sharing knowledge and experience through discussion, and group critique. What the students say: ‘Thanks Ellie for the love of paper and for bringing Japan to London!’

Entry requirements

Open to all levels

What you need to know before you enrol

The class is situated on the second floor of the Nancy Seear Building. There is partial disabled access via a stair lift. Please contact ALS on: 0207 450 1972 before enrolling if you have any mobility support needs.

What you need

Apron A pack of J cloths or similar Jam jar (s) A plastic box or strong plastic bag for damp sheets of paper Bags for straining pulp if available A few newspapers Ideas or examples for development