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…”

INTRODUCTION TO HAND PAPERMAKING
January 24th, 10am - 2pm / $110
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to be sure there is space available and confirm registration!
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We will explore papermaking techniques and tools of hand papermaking using traditional and recycled fibers to form sheets of paper and create unique cards. This class is without stress or expectation. Additional information will be sent following registration.

“USE-UP-PULP” - PAPER MAKING
February 7th, 10am - 12pm / $50
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This class is for students who have taken at least one of my papermaking classes. This session is for students who have taken papermaking with me. Following each class and each of my own projects, there is leftover pulp. Come to help me use up pulp by creating sheets of paper for your own projects and/or to create cards for Valentine’s Day and other occasions. Additional information will be sent following registration.

PAPERMAKING WITH LOCAL PLANTS
Saturday, March 7 th , 10am – 2pm / $120
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In this class, we’ll make paper from several locally sourced plant fibers. We will also prepare one batch in class to learn the entire process. Be inspired for your backyard foraging journeys and come away with a set of completely unique papers. Additional information will be sent following registration.

FROM PULP to PRINT
Saturday & Sunday, March 21 & 22, 1pm – 5pm / $240
Saturday & Sunday, June 6th & 7th, 10am - 2pm / $240
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To Register Contact: Lani.l.hermosillo@gmail.com
915-694-3666
Join Resident Artists Sharon Yonenaka and Lani Zila for a special two-day immersive experience in handmade papermaking and relief printmaking!

Saturday: Under Sharon’s guidance, participants learn traditional and experimental papermaking techniques—pulling sheets, adding inclusions, and exploring color and texture to create a set of unique handmade papers.

Sunday: Lani leads the relief printmaking portion, where students carve their own block designs and print onto the papers created the day before.

Perfect for beginners and experienced artists looking to explore the beautiful relationship between paper and print!

INTRODUCTION TO BOOK BINDING
Saturday, April 11th, 10am - 2pm / $110
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Book forms and the tools and techniques involved can be wonderfully elaborate or surprisingly
straightforward. In this class, learn basic stab binding technique and complete one sweet book by day’s end. You will gain a basic understanding of book structure and be liberated to create other types of book forms. Additional information will be sent following registration.

FROM PULP to SCULPT
Saturday and Sunday, June 27th & 28th, 10am - 2pm /$240
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To Register Contact: Lani.l.hermosillo@gmail.com
915-694-3666
Explore the sculptural side of paper in this creative two-day workshop!

Day 1: Learn the art of papermaking—pulling sheets, adding texture and color, and experimenting with fibers to create your own handmade paper.

Day 2: Shift from flat to dimensional as we dive into paper mâché and paper clay sculpting. Participants build small sculptures, vessels, or expressive forms using recycled materials and paper-based clays.
A fun, eco-friendly workshop that transforms simple pulp into imaginative, tactile artworks!

SCULPTURAL FORMS PAPERMAKING
Contact Sharon for upcoming dates for this class!
Contact sharon@kodamapapermaking.com
to be sure there is space available and confirm registration!
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For this class, we will create armatures, work with high shrinkage linen paper, and develop unique three- dimensional structures that will change shape as they dry. The forms created can be internally lit by LED and used as glowing lanterns. The shapes you create can be free-form experimental, sketched and designed, or modeled by the examples in class. Additional information will be sent following registration.

Please note: Once confirmed, tuition payments are non refundable.

Artist Biography:
Sharon Yonenaka began her papermaking journey with an immersive 2-days at Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY. A few later, she became an apprentice and then instructor at Magnolia Editions, Paper in Oakland, CA where she continued working until moving to Grass Valley. She has been working with students and artists ever since through her local studio facility, Kodama Papermaking. Hand papermaking has remained an important part of her life alongside raising a family and learning to embrace all of life’s adventures and challenges.