Deckle Box Papermaking
Deckle Box Papermaking
Deckle boxing is one of the oldest forms of papermaking, used in places like Nepal, India, and Tibet. In this style, paper pulp is poured into a high-walled mould and deckle floating in a shallow container of water allowing the pulp to be suspended so unique designs can be created. Please read the full description below.
DATE: Saturday, November 16th, 2024
Deckle boxing is one of the oldest forms of papermaking, used in places like Nepal, India, and Tibet. In this style, paper pulp is poured into a high-walled mould and deckle floating in a shallow container of water allowing the pulp to be suspended so unique designs can be created.
Multiple colours can be combined to make individual decorative sheets allowing for plenty of experimentation like including various different coloured pulp and fibres and the addition of found materials as part of the final sheet. Final sheets are like paintings, each unique from the other.
Deckle boxing is a wonderful technique for making unique book covers or cards, and can be used as a starting point for drawings and paintings.
Saturday, November 16th, 2024
1 day class, 5 hours each, 11am - 4pm
Instructor: Raoul Olou
Price includes all materials.
Level: Beginner, no experience required.
Artist-Instructor Bio
Raoul Olou is a multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto. He creates work that references personal experiences, ontology, intuition, inspired by quantum physics and speculative fiction. Formally trained filmmaker and a self-taught painter, Raoul has exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Mark Christopher Gallery, Patel Brown, United Contemporary, and Smoke the Moon. He has received several grants and awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council, and received the Mayor’s Award and the Honourable Painting Award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (2019, 2022). Raoul’s films have been screened nationally and internationally at Toronto International Film Festival, Ottawa International Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival, and Animated Dreams Estonia Animation Festival. Raoul has also been commissioned on significant artworks for the Drake Hotel, the Gladstone, Ode Toronto and the Sheraton Hotel. He has been invited for artist residencies at the Museum of Contemporary Art x Akin Collective, FoodShare Toronto, Drake Devonshire, and Annandale Artist Residency. His work has been collected publicly and privately by the City of Toronto, Art Bank, the Royal Bank of Canada, and the Wedge Collection
