The Secrets of Seemingly Simple Papier Mâché

Classes That Will Totally Change How You Think About Paper Mâché

You may be thinking, you made papier mâché' in elementary school, what's there to know? Well, over the years so much about materials and methods has changed.

On Wednesday August 9th (10 AM to noon)  learn about the importance of starting with the correct armature for your project.  Then have the hands-on, fun experience of making your own armatures from materials your instructor, Carole Cameron, and you have collected around your households—clothes hangers, empty plastic bottles, popsicle sticks, styrofoam and other packing materials.

On Thursday August 10 (10 AM to noon) instructor Julie Cline will demonstrate how to apply  the papier mâché material to an armature.  Next, you will cover your armatures, while listening to a brief overview of the history of paper mâché and discussing what is craft vs. what is art.

Return on August 17  to paint your project—after it has dried thoroughly—with instructor Barbara Gottesman

Students to bring

1) A roll of masking tape

2) Ordinarily cast-off materials for building armatures

These should be things you don't mind become a part of your armature. They will be entombed in papier mâché by the end of class. Please don't bring anything you hope to see again!  You don't have to bring everything listed below. Just bring what you can find around your home. You may think of things that are not on this list.

Wire clothes hangers

Chopsticks

Popsicle sticks

Styrofoam

Plastic bottles

Packing paper

Cardboard

Jars

Plastic Containers

Julie and Carole will bring

Shop towels

Wallpaper Glue

Gesso

Masking Tape

Styrofoam cutter

Gloves

Creating Papier Mâché Figures

August 9: "Making Aramatures for Papier Mâché" with Carole Cameron, 10 am - 12:00 pm, in the Art Room.

$43. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com

August 10: "Creating Papier Mâché Figures" with Julie Cline,10 am - 12:00 pm, in the Art Room.

$43. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com

August 17:  "Acrylic Painting of Papier Mâché" with Barb Gottesman, 10 am until paint dries, in the Art Room. Free. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com