Join us in the Classroom for a workshop with Programs Fellow Naomi White!
Step into the world of handmade paper and learn how to create your own sheets from scratch using recycled fibers. Participants will learn the basics of traditional Western papermaking—pulling sheets from a vat of pulp, pressing, and drying—while also exploring the expressive possibilities of pulp painting, a technique that uses colored pulp to “paint” designs directly into the paper as it’s formed.
We’ll cover the full process, from blending recycled fibers into pulp to experimenting with color, texture, and pattern. Whether you're a beginner or an artist looking to expand your material practice, this workshop offers a unique way to play with surface, layering, and composition in a medium that bridges craft and art.
Come prepared to get a little wet, a little messy, and a lot inspired!
*Featured image from Danqi Cai’s work, on view in Celestial Bodies at Stove Works.
Naomi White (American, b. 2003) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work investigates women’s autonomy, resilience, and the political forces that shape reproductive rights. Rooted in research on contraception and reproductive autonomy, White examines the ways women's bodies have been sites of control, resistance, and resilience. Currently focusing on copper and medicinal plants —such as the Angelica flower, historically used as an abortifacient—to explore a sense of agency in a hostile political climate that has continued to create a space of unrest and uncertainty.
White is currently in her final year of undergraduate studies at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, pursuing a BFA in Sculpture. Her work has been exhibited at Stove Works Gallery, ICA gallery, BFA Thesis exhibition at UTC, and published in Sequoia Review literary journal. Beyond her studio practice she plans to obtain a Master’s in Museum Studies with a focus on collection management.