Upcoming Workshops 

Making Paper with “Wool” 

Ottawa School of Art

Orleans Campus, Shenkman Arts Centre

245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa, ON K1E 0A1 

November 7 + 8, 2025

9:30am-4pm; 9.30am-12.30pm

2 sessions (9 hours)

1.5-Day Workshop

Friday + Saturday

Workshop Description

In this fun and unique 2-day workshop you’ll transform everyday odds-and-ends into the unusual: Using any supplies lying about the house, for example: coloured thread, newsprint, ribbon, yarns, art sprinkles, glitter, small beads, even little buttons, and your instructor will bring the stuff to turn it into paper. Yes, PAPER!

Workshop Outline

On Friday, participants will make three sheets of paper approximately 12" x 14".

They must then hang and dry in the studio overnight. 

On Saturday morning, I will help participants remove their papers from the netting and if dry enough show them how to further embellish their paper through easy machine or hand stitches.

Tools and Materials

Students to Bring

·       A sketchbook and a pencil for taking notes

·       An apron or wear “painting-friendly” clothing

·       A table covering to protect the table

• Embellishments: e.g., bits of ribbon, newsprint, threads, yarns, flowers, small beads, anything that can be cut up

Instructor to Provide

• Wallpaper paste $41.98 plus tax (enough for 5 participants to make 3 sheets each)

• 2" wall paint brushes (Home depot @$2.97 each x 5 participants= 14.85 plus tax)

• Craft netting  (enough for 5 participants to make three sheets of paper) 5 x 1 metre @ $5 metre. = $25 plus tax

• Embellishments –free

• Sub Total: $92.47 divided by 5 = $18.50 each

• Wool roving –75 grams each @15 cents = 11.00 each

• Total $29,50 per participant

OSAO to Provide

Surgical gloves

REGISTRATION:

osao.info@artottawa.ca

Tel. (613) 580-2765

Images are from 2023 workshops at Cline House Studio in Cornwall, Ontario.  If you have a group of three, you can always contact me for a private workshop: ancumstudio@gmail.com