Join Red Line Service, Jane Addams Hull House Museum and artist Melissa H. Potter on Sundays, September 7, 14, and 21, for a three-part workshop to create handmade paper from recycled and found materials and print on it using plants gathered from the streets of Chicagoland. Through this process of reuse and upcycling common weeds and so-called invasive species, this project invites participants to explore our urban environment as artistic material and inspiration.
CLASS I: Handmade Papermaking with The Papermaker’s Pack
In this session, participants will use a portable “studio-in-a-briefcase” kit to transform
recycled paper into pulp and create their own sheets of handmade paper. Artists will
tear recycled paper, blend it with water to make pulp, and pull 5x7-inch sheets.
Join us for a meal from 12:30-1pm and art making from 1-4pm. As is our custom, we will
provide train fare to people with lived experience of being unhoused or housing/food
insecure.