Join Sharon Yonenaka on her paper making journey - and prepare to get hooked!

“Paper is quietly magnificent and magical. It stands, intertwined within so many aspects of our lives, the connections are limitless…”

PULP PAINTING WORKSHOP
Saturday, Sept 13, 10am - 2pm / $85
THIS CLASS IS FULL! Please contact Sharon if you’re interested in
getting a heads up about future dates!

Save your spot via Venmo!
Limited to 6 students
Perfect for any level of papermaking experience!
Contact sharon@kodamapapermaking.com to confirm space availability and registration, or if you’d like to schedule a date for a private group for this class!!

Course Description:

This class’s focus will be to work with pigmented pulps as painting medium. We’ll form sheets of handmade paper and apply colors using squeeze bottles, paint brushes, and pouring methods to create imagery and visual structure. We’ll work with laminations, use of stencils and watermarks, and explore wet collage. This is a very creative class and a terrific immersion into more of what hand papermaking has to offer for your work.

All levels of papermaking experience are welcome.
Additional information will be sent following registration.
Please note: Payments confirm your spot in the class and are non-refundable and non-transferable.

PLANTS TO PAPER: PAPERMAKING with LOCAL PLANTS WORKSHOP
Sunday, October 26th, 10am - 2pm / $105
Save your spot via Venmo!
Limited to 6 students

Perfect for any level of papermaking experience!
Contact sharon@kodamapapermaking.com to confirm space availability and registration, or if you’d like to schedule a date for a private group for this class!!

Course Description:
See your local environment as an entirely new place to explore… In this class we’ll work with invasive and non-invasive plants for our papermaking fiber. We will prepare one raw plant material in class, start to finish, by cooking, cleaning, beating the fiber by hand, and exploring sheet formation, creative applications, and drying options. I will also bring a few more nearly prepared local fibers to class so that we can continue processing and learn about different fiber choices. You will leave newly inspired for your backyard foraging journeys.

This class does vary seasonally, can be repeated, and is perfect for any level of papermaking experience.

Please bring your lunch/snacks/drink.

Additional information sent following registration closer to class date.

Please note: Payments confirm your spot in the class and are non-refundable and non-transferable.

**Introduction to papermaking - Sheet forming with sharon yonenaka**

JAPANESE PAPERMAKING WORKSHOP
Saturday, Dec 6th, 10am - 2pm / $TBA
Course Description coming soon!

SCULPTURAL & LUMINOUS FORMS IN PAPER -
PAPERMAKING WORKSHOP
Sunday, Dec 7th 10am - 3pm / $TBA
Save your spot via Venmo!
Contact sharon@kodamapapermaking.com to confirm registration, get more info - or if you’d like to schedule a date for a private group for this class!!

SCULPTURAL & LUMINOUS FORMS IN PAPER
Course Description:

Discover interplay of light in sculptural paper forms…
Enjoy learning to make handmade paper, forming sheets into varying thicknesses, pressing, and applying these into forms using a variety of techniques and mould types. Explore the delicate interplay between paper and light while discovering how translucency and texture affect each creation’s aesthetic qualities. Be prepared to take home a few light-inspired forms and too many new project ideas.

No experience necessary and all materials are included. Please bring your lunch/snacks/drink and have fun with us.

Join us for this three hour introduction to hand papermaking. We will create many sheets of paper as we explore traditionally used European paper fibers such as linen and cotton, and recycled pulp made from everyday life materials. We will learn about tools and equipment, sheet forming and decorative techniques, use of color, pressing and drying, and the versatility handmade paper has to offer. This hands-on class is without stress or expectation. You will finish the day with an inspiring collection of handmade paper and an understanding of how to continue this work at home.

No experience necessary. All materials provided. Please bring lunch/snacks/drink for yourself. Visit this page for future class dates as they are scheduled!

INTRODUCTION TO PAPERMAKING
Contact Sharon for upcoming dates
Save your spot via Venmo!
Limited to 6 students
Perfect for any level of papermaking experience!
Contact sharon@kodamapapermaking.com to confirm registration, for more info - or if you’d like to schedule a date for a private group for this class!!

Join us for this three hour introduction to hand papermaking. We will explore traditionally used European (western) paper fibers such as linen and cotton, and pulp made from everyday recyclable paper products. We will learn about tools and equipment, sheet forming and decorative techniques, use of color, pressing and drying, and the versatility handmade paper has to offer. This hands-on class is without stress or expectation. You will finish the day with an inspiring collection of handmade paper and an understanding of how to continue this work at home. Additional information will be sent to students following registration.

Artist Biography:
Sharon Yonenaka began her papermaking journey with an immersive 2-day workshop at Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY, and was absolutely hooked for life. About 7 years later, she began work as a papermaking apprentice and then as an instructor at Magnolia Editions, Paper in Oakland, California where she continued working until moving to Grass Valley, CA. She established Kodama Papermaking in Grass Valley, a papermaking studio/facility, and has been working with students and artists ever since. Hand papermaking has always been an important part of her life alongside raising a family and embracing all of life’s adventures and challenges.

Paper is quietly magnificent and magical. It stands, intertwined within so many aspects of our lives. The connections are limitless and yet, barely noted.