A winter market featuring a marvelous variety of queer craftspeople, artists, performers, herbalists, bodyworkers, food vendors, and more! I’ll have a booth selling my handmade books and paper, letterpress and screenprints, botanically dyed textiles, zines, and herbal preparations.

A winter holiday market of herbalists, artists, and craftspeople who work with plants! I’ll be tabling and selling prints, handmade books, artwork, and tinctures. 12-5pm at Railyard Apothecary. Masks required.

Late summer is the perfect time of year to start making botanical inks and dyes! Using plants grown and foraged at the Dartmouth Organic Farm, we'll make small batches of ink for drawing and writing, and we'll dye some fabric to be later made into bookcloth. We'll go through the process of creating a dye bath from whole plant materials, applying dyes and natural inks to paper and cloth, and discuss techniques for adjusting hue and improving colorfastness and lightfastness. Expect to get messy and don't wear your best clothes.

This workshop will take place at the Dartmouth Organic Farm. Rides will be available from Baker-Berry Library for those who are not able to drive themselves from campus.

Registration for this workshop opens on 8/12/24 at 5pm. Register here: https://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/12730319

Learn how to make beautiful handmade paper out of recycled scrap paper, plant  fibers, and botanical materials! We will walk through the western-style  hand papermaking process step-by-step: understanding different types of fiber and how to process them into pulp, forming sheets using a traditional mold & deckle as well as a deckle box, experimenting with decorative techniques, and pressing and drying the sheets. Everyone will make several pieces of paper to use for their own art and craft  projects, or simply to appreciate as art in its own right. This workshop is focused on how to make interesting, high quality paper in small/limited spaces using simple tools that can be assembled at home.

Registration opens at 5pm on 7/25/24 and spots fill up quickly.

Sign up here!

CraftStudies is proud to announce an Open House event on Saturday, June 8 to commemorate the first anniversary of classes, workshops, and community events in their White River Junction studios. The Open House promises a day filled with hands-on activities, sweet treats, and fun for all ages.

“We are incredibly grateful for the warm welcome we received from the Upper Valley community over the past year–from our neighbors in White River Junction to those who come from far and wide to participate in our classes, workshops, and events,“ said CraftStudies Director Lisa Brahms. “This Open House is a way to express our appreciation, share our love of craft, and celebrate the community who has supported us this year.”

The event will take place at CraftStudies Studio & School, located at 87 Maple Street, White River Junction, Vermont, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Admission is free, and all members of the community are invited to attend.

Just the Right Fit: A Celebration of CraftStudies’ 1st Anniversary in White River Junction

“This exhibition is a tribute to our community—the students, volunteers and teaching artists—who have transformed our new studios into a hub of learning, making, innovating, and joy over the past year. Together, we have created comfortable, supportive and inspiring studios that are ‘just the right fit’ for the CraftStudies community.”

My letterpress-printed seed packets will be on display at CraftStudies as part of this exhibition. You can stop by Friday between 6-8 to see the show, or come to the Open House the next day from 10-2!

Learn how to make beautiful handmade paper out of plant fibers sourced from gardens, fields, and farms! We will go through the hand papermaking process step-by-step: understanding different types of fiber, how to source and process fibers, making pulp, forming sheets, adding decorative inclusions, and pressing and drying the sheets. Everyone will make several pieces of paper to use for their own art and craft projects, for writing letters, or simply to appreciate as art in its own right.

Please wear clothing and shoes that you don’t mind getting wet!

$100 - register here: https://www.craftstudies.org/calendar/paper-making-with-plants-1

Learn how to make beautiful handmade paper out of recycled scrap paper, plant  fibers, and botanical materials! We will walk through the western-style hand papermaking process step-by-step: understanding different types of fiber and how to process them into pulp, forming sheets using a traditional mold & deckle as well as a deckle box, experimenting with decorative techniques, and pressing and drying the sheets. Everyone will make several pieces of paper to use for their own art and craft  projects, or simply to appreciate as art in its own right. This workshop is focused on how to make interesting, high quality paper in small/limited spaces using simple tools that can be assembled at home.

Registration opens at 4:00 p.m. on 4/19 at this link: https://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/12203801

Workshops at the Dartmouth Library Book Arts Workshop are free for current Dartmouth students, $15 for faculty, staff, and alumni, and $20 for all other community members.

A plethora of self-published zines, comix, funnybooks, and other miscellaneous printed matter will be available for purchase from dozens of regional zine makers and distributors. Admission is free!

Presented by the Flywheel Arts Collective. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Holyoke Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Learn a variety of decorative hand paper-making techniques using a deckle box. This simple tool can be made at home and allows you to make beautiful sheets of paper in a small space with minimal mess. We will explore multicolored pulp painting, botanical inclusions, textural effects, and other techniques using a combination of plant fibers and recycled paper fibers. Everyone will create a unique assortment of handmade papers.

$100 - sign up at www.craftstudies.org/paper

Zines are DIY self-published booklets of art and writing that anyone can make! In this workshop we’ll go through a variety of analog methods for creating content for zines, designing and laying out multi-page booklets in a range of sizes, and printing and assembling zines with minimal digital processing. After some demos of these techniques there will be time to work on your own zine projects, so bring your ideas and any writing, art, interesting papers, copy-able items, or other materials that you might want to include! I will bring my own zine collection for inspiration and examples of unique zine designs.

Registration is open - sign up here!

Join the Upper Valley DSA for an afternoon of co-working on mending and fibercraft projects! No prior sewing/knitting/etc. experience required, we are happy to help teach and there will be various tools and materials available to share. We will meet in the Damren Room, located on the lower level of the Lebanon Public Library.

The Secret Belgian stitch is a bookbinding style that includes a spine and hard cover without any glue, allowing the book to lie open flat - perfect for a sketchbook! Books made in this style are durable and beautiful, and the sewing method is approachable for beginners and experienced bookmakers alike. Once the book is completed it’s hard to see how it was made, which is why it is “secret!”

Cost: $100

Register here

This bookbinding style consists of a three-piece cover that is first woven together before being sewn to a blank text block. The way the book was assembled is concealed in its process and the result is a beautiful, clean, and intriguing book structure that can be applied to sketchbooks, journals, artist’s books, photobooks, and beyond.

Cost: $115

Register online here

or pay via check or cash by contacting Jessica Wilkinson, Program Director, jess@whiterivercraftcenter.org, 802-318-3421

Learn how to make beautiful handmade paper out of recycled scrap paper, plant  fibers, and botanical materials! We will walk through the western-style  hand papermaking process step-by-step: understanding different types of fiber and how to process them into pulp, forming sheets using a traditional mold & deckle as well as a deckle box, experimenting with decorative techniques, and pressing and drying the sheets. Everyone will make several pieces of paper to use for their own art and craft  projects, or simply to appreciate as art in its own right. This workshop is focused on how to make interesting, high quality paper in small/limited spaces using simple tools that can be assembled at home.

Sign up here!

Join the Upper Valley DSA for an afternoon of co-working on mending and fibercraft projects! No prior sewing/knitting/etc. experience required, we are happy to help teach and there will be various tools and materials available to share. We will meet in the Damren Room, located on the lower level of the Lebanon Public Library.

How many times have you thought, “this cloth would be great as a book cover” only to find that the glue seeped through the cloth when you tried to attach it to the covers? In this workshop you’ll learn a couple different techniques to line your cloth with thin, but strong paper. You’ll also learn about starch filled cloth and how it can be used for covering books. We’ll supply some cloth, but feel free to bring some pieces of your own that you’ve been wanting to use (not silk or slippery materials like rayon please).

Sign up here!

Coptic binding is one of the oldest methods for making books, and it's deceptively simple, using two boards for covers and a beautiful looping stitch to attach the pages to each other. The flexible binding allows the book to open flat, making it perfect for sketchbooks and journals. We will make our book covers with bookcloth and decorative paper and learn the Coptic sewing method, and everyone will end up with their own handmade journal to take home.

Sign up here!

I’m dancing in this year’s Midwinter Revels performances with Revels North! Come enjoy a variety of festive folk song and dance including Morris, Longsword, Abbots Bromley, clog dance, and more.

“Join us for a very special year as we take the Midwinter Revels on the road for the first time. In preparation for our 50th year in 2024, we will be reviving magical moments from past productions and bringing them back to life with a very special celebratory touring show full of music, dance, community singing, special guests and more. Directed by Alex Cumming with Sharon Groblicki (Revels Kids) and Laurel Swift (Dance). This show at the Mascoma High School Auditorium will feature special guests Jeremiah McLane & Tim Cummings”

Revels North is a non-profit arts organization providing year-round, multi-generational programming which celebrates the power of traditional song, dance, storytelling and ritual.

“The great success of the Revels is that while it refers to ancient traditions, the program itself has become a living tradition.” – The New York Times

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I’m dancing in this year’s Midwinter Revels performances with Revels North! Come enjoy a variety of festive folk song and dance including Morris, Longsword, Abbots Bromley, clog dance, and more.

“Join us for a very special year as we take the Midwinter Revels on the road for the first time. In preparation for our 50th year in 2024, we will be reviving magical moments from past productions and bringing them back to life with a very special celebratory touring show full of music, dance, community singing, special guests and more. Directed by Alex Cumming with Sharon Groblicki (Revels Kids) and Laurel Swift (Dance).”

Revels North is a non-profit arts organization providing year-round, multi-generational programming which celebrates the power of traditional song, dance, storytelling and ritual.

“The great success of the Revels is that while it refers to ancient traditions, the program itself has become a living tradition.” – The New York Times

TICKETS

I’m dancing in this year’s Midwinter Revels performances with Revels North! Come enjoy a variety of festive folk song and dance including Morris, Longsword, Abbots Bromley, clog dance, and more.

“Join us for a very special year as we take the Midwinter Revels on the road for the first time. In preparation for our 50th year in 2024, we will be reviving magical moments from past productions and bringing them back to life with a very special celebratory touring show full of music, dance, community singing, special guests and more. Directed by Alex Cumming with Sharon Groblicki (Revels Kids) and Laurel Swift (Dance).”

This show at the Latchis Theater, Brattleboro will feature special guests Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy. 

Revels North is a non-profit arts organization providing year-round, multi-generational programming which celebrates the power of traditional song, dance, storytelling and ritual.

“The great success of the Revels is that while it refers to ancient traditions, the program itself has become a living tradition.” – The New York Times

TICKETS

Join the Upper Valley DSA for an afternoon of co-working on mending and fibercraft projects! No prior sewing/knitting/etc. experience required, we are happy to help teach and there will be various tools and materials available to share. We will meet in the Damren Room, located on the lower level of the Lebanon Public Library.

Learn how to make a Coptic-style hand-sewn book using the paper made from plants in the Kilton Library garden! Coptic binding is one of the oldest bookbinding methods in history, and deceptively simple - the flexible binding allows the book to open flat, and the exposed looping stitches create a beautiful braid-like effect. No prior bookbinding experience is required, and all materials will be provided!

Free & open to the public, but please do show up at 2pm sharp! No sign-up required. Hosted by the Kilton Public Library.

Learn how to make a Coptic-style hand-sewn book using vintage book covers, turning an old item into a beautiful new sketchbook or journal! Coptic binding is one of the oldest bookbinding methods in history, and deceptively simple - the flexible binding allows the book to open flat, and the exposed looping stitches create a beautiful braid-like effect. No prior bookbinding experience is required, and all materials will be provided!

Fee: $90. Hosted by the White River Craft Center in Randolph, VT.

Sign up here!

Now that our fibers are processed and ready to go, we will gather in the garden to make a big batch of plant paper! The pulp will be made from garden-grown flax, milkweed, nettle, oatstraw, hosta, lily, and sunflower stems, along with flowers and small leaves for decoration. We’ll go through the sheet-forming process step by step, following Western-style papermaking principles, and talk about various techniques for drying and finishing handmade paper.

Participants can pick up their paper when it is dry, about a week after the workshop, and are encouraged to join us for the bookbinding workshop on 10/14 to use some of their handmade paper in making a beautiful journal!

Free and open to the public, no sign-up required.

Hosted by the Kilton Library in West Lebanon, NH

Learn how to make beautiful handmade paper out of recycled scrap paper, plant fibers, and flowers! We will go through the traditional western-style hand papermaking process step-by-step: understanding different types of fiber, how to source and process fibers, making pulp, forming sheets, adding decorative inclusions, and pressing and drying the sheets. 

Everyone will make several pieces of paper to use for their own art and craft projects, for writing letters, or simply to appreciate as art in its own right.

Please wear clothing and shoes that you don’t mind getting wet!

$90

Sign up here!

Before plant fibers can be made into sheets of paper, they need to be pulped! We will be processing the fibers grown in the Kilton Library’s garden by machine and by hand so they are ready to go for the papermaking session on 9/23. If you are interested in making your own plant-based paper as a hobby or as part of your own art practice, this is a great hands-on opportunity to learn how this critical stage of the process works.

Free and open to the public, no sign-up required.

Hosted by the Kilton Library in West Lebanon, NH