Sculptural Embodiment: Paper Making and Manipulation with Jessica Perez

Sculptural Embodiment: Paper Making and Manipulation begins with a visit to Sarah Crowner’s exhibition Faire Foyer: Sarah Crowner in Dialogue with Etel Adnan, where her reflective bronze sculptures embody movement, gesture, and organic form. Observing how her shapes engage with the space and light, we will draw from that rich visual language of color and biomimicry to create our own paper models.

From there, we move into the paper making workshop led by Jessica Perez. We begin with processing and dying the recycled paper, learning how to prepare for making our own sheets. As we progress, we will learn methods of manipulating the freshly cast paper to add texture and form. The focus is on understanding material needs, and refining manual dexterity to create engaging shapes that challenge our perception of this everyday medium.