Description: In this workshop, students will learn to create visual narratives using cut paper. We will make two-dimensional compositions, multi-layered assemblages, and three-dimensional, movable book structures. Our focus will be on the artistic and expressive potential of cut paper and its unique suitability to visual storytelling. Students will be encouraged to treat form and content as an interdependent whole, as they envision their projects. Cut paper has a rich history across cultures and traditions, with forms ranging from devotional and decorative to folk art and shadow puppetry. Contemporary artists infuse their own unique vision into the medium, further broadening its expressive potential. Paper cutting has been used in contemporary artists' books, illustrations, art installations, sculpture, fashion, and permanent public art. This course will cover various compositional approaches, materials, tools and modes of assembly.
Level: Beginner, Ages 16+
Please note: Registration for this workshop will close on Saturday, February 8 at midnight.
Supply Fee Includes:
- Scissors, x-acto knife or utility knife
- Self healing cutting mat
- Bone folder
- Double sided tape
- Glue stick
- Ruler
- Pencil
Students Should Bring:
- Optional: paintbrushes, watercolors various papers, including colored papers (no construction paper should be used for paper cutting), thinner watercolor papers, collage materials.
About the Artist: Andrea Dezsö is a visual artist who works across a broad range of media including drawing, painting, artist's books, embroidery, cut paper, animation, sculpture, site-specific installation, and public art. Dezsö's permanent public art has been installed in three New York City subway stations, at the United States Embassy in Bucharest, Romania and at CUNY BMCC Fiterman Hall in Lower Manhattan. Community Garden, Dezsö's mosaic in the New York City subway was recognized as Best American Public Art in 2007 by Americans for the Arts. Dezsö exhibits in museums and galleries around the world and teaches widely. Dezsö is Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
About Our Programs: As a place of convergence, the Mill serves as both a community and a physical place–celebrating the power of the arts, bringing people, ideas and perspectives together. We are proud to offer adult and youth programs that focus on awareness of one’s individuality in the contexts of family, community and the natural world. Our exhibitions provide a space to reflect, share perspectives and grow as a community. Our classes & workshops are designed to inspire creativity, foster connections, and provide enriching experiences for all participants. We invite you to join us in the studio.
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