Handmade Papermaking Workshop Saturday, July 25 11 AM - 2 PM

Spend an inspiring afternoon making handmade paper! Discover the art of handmade paper including introductory skills of sheet formation, pulp painting, and botanical inclusions. All necessary materials are included, along with an introduction to the creative process behind papermaking. Led by Aidan Anne Frierson of Chicago Pulp, this workshop welcomes beginners to explore the fundamentals of papermaking. Saturday, July 25th 11 AM - 2 PM MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Bring your own boots & clothes you're comfortable getting wet. Aprons, Fiber, Materials & Equipment Provided. Level This is an introductory class for beginners, but all skills levels are welcome. Bio Aidan Anne Frierson has nearly a decade of experience working with handmade paper. Since falling in love with the practice, it's been a dream of hers to open a Papermill and Studio where she can share her skills and love for the practice with others in her community. Papermaking, at its core, can be an inaccessible practice without the proper equipment and support. Aidan hopes to bridge the gap. She primarily works with Cotton, positing the material as "the reason Why We Are Here." Through handmade papermaking, she activates material by engaging with color, texture, size, pattern and form. She honors history as a material by embedding personal and cultural ephemera in relationship with cellulose. Frierson is the Co-Founder of Chicago Pulp Papermill & Studio and Executive Director of the North American Hand Papermakers organization. Her public programming, education work, and cultural practice has shown up collaboratively in spaces such as: Newberry Library, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago Torture Justice Center, Chicago Art Department, Marwen, Dieu Donné, Hook Pottery & Paper, Smart Museum of Art, ACRE Residency and Penland School of Craft. In 2025, she received her Masters of Fine Arts degree in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Cancellation Policy Tickets to this events are non-refundable. Please let us know if you wish to transfer your purchase to another guest if you are unable to attend. Location Join us in the Third Season Design Studio located at 1516 W Carroll Ave. Please enter on the Justine side of the building. Weather permitting we may tour The Roof Crop Headquarter's green roof. Notice of Filming or Photography We may take photographs and videos during our events and workshops for promotional purposes. By participating and being present during the event, you give Third Season and The Roof Crop the right to use photographs and video taken during the event for promotional and or educational purposes. If you do not wish to appear in photographs, please communicate this with the organizer.