WORKSHOP-Traditional Japanese Papermaking with visiting artist Satoko Ueno

Monday, September 14, 6 - 9 pm

$38.25 Members / $45 Non-Members + $25 materials 

This rare papermaking workshop will introduce participants to the art of Japanese papermaking.  Each participant will  employ a mold and deckle made by a local craftsman especially for this workshop. Satoko Ueno, a visiting papermaker from Japan, will teach participants how to make sheets of paper from 100% kozo (mulberry fibres ~ 9” x 7”). She’ll also provide information about her professional papermaking practice,  her paper art, and all that goes into the manufacturing of a sheet of this durable, versatile and beautiful paper. 

Satoko Ueno is a certified traditional craftsman of Uchiyama-gami, a centuries-old handmade paper from northern Nagano Prefecture. Ueno initially pursued a career as a graphic designer at a printing company in Tokyo. However, witnessing the massive paper waste and the fleeting nature of mass-produced designs led her to seek a more sustainable craft. This search introduced her to traditional Japanese papermaking (washi).​After completing a two year apprenticeship at Awagami Factory, Ueno learned that an Uchiyama-gami workshop in Nagano was desperately seeking a successor. This amazing opportunity led her to relocate to a tiny village in the hills near Nagano. Arriving at a time when no local master artisans remained, Ueno relied on interviews with local elders to painstakingly reconstruct traditional techniques, including, mulberry (kozo) cultivation: growing and harvesting local kozo plants for high-quality fibers. Snow bleaching (yuki-sarashi) utilizing sunlight on snow to naturally whiten the raw fibers.​ Today, Ueno continues to produce authentic Uchiyama paper while actively conducting visitor workshops, cultural exchanges, and community projects.

Please note: 

• Refunds are issued up to two weeks before your class starts.  After this period there are no refunds. 

• With 2 or more weeks notice, we deduct 10% payment processing servicing fees from the total amount refunded or offer store credit with no deductions.