3/15 Workshop: Paper to Thread
Join the Nature Lab for a workshop on paper spinning and paper thread with artist Veronica Pham.
Interested? RSVP here! Please note that spots in this hands-on workshop are limited, and prior registration through Involved is required to attend. This event is open to members of the RISD community (students, faculty, staff) only at this time.
About the workshop: Paper and its cellulose fibers have the ability to transform into different mediums used for textiles. In this workshop we will cover how to transform paper mulberry, local plant materials, and sheets of handmade paper into a continuous thread within textile design. Demonstrations will cover an array of traditional methods of spinning dó bark (Vietnamese fiber used for papermaking) into two-ply thread, and contemporary ways of spinning handmade paper using a drop spindle. We will also cover some simple netting techniques using the thread we make. Participants will gain valuable knowledge in their papermaking practice for textile function.
About the artist: VERONICA Y PHAM is an transdisciplinary artist and educator. She received her MFA in Textile, Design Studies, and Material Culture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a recent grant recipient of the St. Botolph Club Amelia Peabody award in sculpture. She has a published article on Vietnamese papermaking Moments of Chây: Ecological Knowledge of Traditional Papermaking in Việt Nam and co-writer in Contributions of Ethnobiology a collaborative interdisciplinary manuscript, Hand Papermaking Traditions in Việt Nam. Her work is shown nationally and internationally with a recent curatorial project in Vietnam, spirit/hiện hũu: new forms on handmade paper. Pham has taught papermaking and fiber arts workshops at Penland School of Craft , Ox-Bow Paper Book Intensive, Minnesota Center for the Book, Chazen Arts Museum, Fresh Press Paper, and the Center for Southeast Asia in Wisconsin. She currently teaches design at the University of Vermont and likes to exploring with hemp and milkweed in her practice.
