This 2-Day workshop is offered in collaboration with MSA partner, In Situ Polyculture Commons.
For full course info head to their Programs Page
*Scholarships have already been awarded for this course
General registration opens March 15th.
Over the 2 day course you will learn how to make traditional parchment from deer hide and go home with a piece of the finished skin. In between working the hides with Theresa, you'll learn how to make natural paints from ochres and coloured rocks, oak gall ink, and feather quills and brushes with Caroline, as used for over 1500 years, and still used by illuminators today. You will have a chance to work on parchment using your new tools, paints, and inks, inspired by works made by one of our hosts, artist Candace Jensen.
There is nothing like the scriptorium sound of a roomful of people writing with freshly cut feather pens on parchment, nor the satisfaction you'll gain from knowing how to turn waste animal skins into a precious, durable art surface. Theresa and Caroline have been teaching in their fields for many years and are both authors of books on the subjects we'll be covering. There will be ample time for questions and experimentation. You'll go home with an art kit that can party like it's AD 999, and as importantly, all the skills to make tools, parchment and colors almost anywhere, that will stand the test of time and not cost the earth.
What’s Included:
For full course info head to their Programs Page
*Scholarships have already been awarded for this course
General registration opens March 15th.
Over the 2 day course you will learn how to make traditional parchment from deer hide and go home with a piece of the finished skin. In between working the hides with Theresa, you'll learn how to make natural paints from ochres and coloured rocks, oak gall ink, and feather quills and brushes with Caroline, as used for over 1500 years, and still used by illuminators today. You will have a chance to work on parchment using your new tools, paints, and inks, inspired by works made by one of our hosts, artist Candace Jensen.
There is nothing like the scriptorium sound of a roomful of people writing with freshly cut feather pens on parchment, nor the satisfaction you'll gain from knowing how to turn waste animal skins into a precious, durable art surface. Theresa and Caroline have been teaching in their fields for many years and are both authors of books on the subjects we'll be covering. There will be ample time for questions and experimentation. You'll go home with an art kit that can party like it's AD 999, and as importantly, all the skills to make tools, parchment and colors almost anywhere, that will stand the test of time and not cost the earth.
What’s Included:
- Four workshop sessions of 4 hours each with expert material makers Caro and Theresa
- All materials required for course: deerskin hide, pigments, binders, shells, reeds, wood, etc
- Coffee, tea and light snacks
- Your very own hand made art kit or paints, pens, brushes and parchment to take home
- Ample workshop space at Main Street Arts and In Situ Polyculture Commons
- Access to camping/facilities space at In Situ Polyculture:
- Saturday night community event (meet the faculty, q/a, drinks)
- Tuition $400
Caroline Ross: lives and works in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, making drawings and paintings from wild and ancient materials, from small illustrations to large murals. She has taught life drawing as well as painting and I currently teaches people how to make the materials she uses from her studio, online and as a guest at centers across Europe and UK. She teaches in Devon, England at Schumacher College in Dartington, and with the Dark Mountain Project. Having spent decades indoors in art and recording studios, she now spends her life outdoors as much as possible, sourcing materials, making work, and immersing herself in nature. https://www.foundandground.com/
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Dr. Theresa Kamper: Is the author of ‘Determining Prehistoric Skin Processing Technologies: the macro and microscopic characteristics of experimental samples’ available from Sidestone Press. She has appeared as a traditional living skills and clothing specialist in numerous documentaries for History Channel (Alone Series 8), Channel 4 (Surviving the Stone Age), Arte, Galileo, Al Jazeera, SVT Sweden and NDR Fernsehen. https://www.theresaemmerich.com/
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In Situ Polyculture Commons: (ISPC) is a nonprofit arts residency, commons and cultural catalyst located in Saxtons River, VT. Our mission is to cultivate creative expression and cultural resilience by supporting the creative lives and wellbeing of artists, build opportunities for making lasting connections and relationships to place and context, and steward diverse and nourishing commons committed to regenerative practices. We also aim to inform, educate and inspire other individuals and organizations to do the same. Learn more at https://insitupolyculture.org/