Introduction to Papermaking Short is a one day class that covers the first day of our longer Introduction to Papermaking Intensive class. Students will make paper with different sizes and styles of mould and deckles, and will learn how to pull sheets using fibres such as cotton and abaca. We will introduce laminating, shaped sheets, and inclusions. You will have the opportunity to bring in your own found materials to use in class.  

Participants will leave this course with 15-25 hand-pulled custom sheets of paper and enough knowledge to continue exploring paper at our intermediate level.

Saturday, November 9th, 2024

One day class, 5 hours, 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

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