Paper Arts

Discovering paper!

• We'll learn some techniques to work with paper: cutting with knives, quilling, folding, and pleating
• We'll experiment with a variety of papers
• We'll work on some projects that use the basics
• You will create one unique project of your own (or more!)
• Each day except Friday, we will have both instruction and "open studio" time for you to experiment and work on your project
• Daily break-- class choice; 15-20 minutes
• End of class clean : final 10 minutes; everyone organizes his/her materials and work together on shared supplies
• Bathroom policy-- let me know when you need to step out and then return quickly

Monday

• Proper folding technique
• Tool safety/handling
• Cutting
• Scoring

FOLDING: practice makes permanent!
Accordion fold

Tools of the trade & Safety
Scissors
Xacto knives
***cardboard on cutting surface***

Single sheet book
One cut
Make two:
two different type of papers and
scissors for one & xacto knife for the other

SCORING