Class Description: Marbling provides infinite means of self-expression: selecting just theright colors, tools, and patterns to create one-of-a-kind works of art. Learn the essentials of marbling with acrylic paints on a carrageenan bath using rakes, combs, brushes and other tools. Practice classic patterns (including Stone, Nonpareil, Chevron, Peacock, Bouquet, Feather and more) and experiment with new techniques. We’ll work with both paper and fabric, and every student will take home a silk scarf with a beautiful pattern you've marbled yourselves! We’ll also try out some low-stress crafts that transform your marbled papers into beautiful gifts, including note cards, origami boxes, and hand-stitched notebooks. This class is a great introduction for curious beginners and casual marblers, as well as those with more experience.

Class Date and Time: This two-day workshop is hosted on Saturday, June 22nd from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday, June 23rd from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm with a one-hour lunch provided each day. Total teachable hours: 12.

Materials Fee (included in total class fee): $75, covers all supplies and tools including gloves, paper towels, etc.

Items Students should bring: Apron and/or clothes that can get wet or paint-spattered, and wear closed-toe shoes with non-slip soles.

Lunch: Lunch is included in the class fee. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note them when you register.

Instructor Bio: Sasha Trosch has channeled her lifelong love of all things paper into her creative venture, Rock Springs Paper Craft. Specializing in marbling (paper, fabric, and 3D objects) with a growing practice in decorative and handmade paper, Sasha creates vivid artwork for the home and whimsical gift items for any occasion. Sasha has studied with master crafters at the John C. Campbell Folk School (NC), Snow Farm:The New England Craft Program (MA), and the School of Bookbinding Arts (VA) since 2015. She is a founding member of “Next Level Marblers,” a collaborative of artists committed to promoting and sustaining the craft of marbling in the U.S.

Sasha earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Wittenberg University (Ohio) and an MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte (NC). She has spent her professional career in higher education and the nonprofit sector and currently serves as associate vice president of philanthropic partnerships for BellXcel, a national education nonprofit. Sasha and her husband Carl, a retired art teacher, live in the small town of Pleasant Garden, NC.

Class Description: 

Students will create handmade paper from unwanted mail (yay recycling!) and plant material. Students will experiment with different size and shaped deckle and molds as well as adding decorative items to the pulp. Students will then create a Japanese stab binding journal using their handmade paper. Students will learn bookmaking techniques—covering a book, binding, surface design, and much more.

Class Date and Time: This one-day workshop is hosted on Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Total teachable hours: 7.

Materials Fee (included in total class fee): $25, covers mixers, trays, junk mail, plant sheet molds, mold and deckle (students will take home with them), paper, decorative materials and use of bookbinding tools.

Items Students should bring: Ruler, pencil, apron, shoes that can get wet, any decorative materials students might want to use to decorate their paper or their journal.

Lunch: Lunch is included in the class fee. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note them when you register.

Instructor Bio: Elizabeth resides in Charles Town, West Virginia where she offers workshops in her studio, teaching Book Arts, Papermaking, and Papercutting. She accepts commissions for special projects and paper arts.

Elizabeth has taught art through The Council for the Arts, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and the Art Center, Sarasota, Florida. Elizabeth worked as a resident artist in the Jefferson County, West Virginia school system and served on the board for the Jefferson Arts Council, Teaching Arts Creatively (TAC). She is a participating juried member of the Over the Mountain Studio Tour, Jefferson County, West Virginia and a juried member of Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia.

Class Description: Students will create many cyanotype prints using prepared sheets for images as well as preparing their own ink sheets Each student will leave the class with a variety of colored cyanotype images as well as the opportunity to create some note cards.

Class Date and Time: This one-day workshop is hosted on Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Total teachable hours are 5 hours.

Materials fee (included in total class fee): $20, covers prepared cyanotype sheets, chemicals to prepare their own printing sheets, images on transparencies, flowers and leaves to print from, note cards, glue, trays for water baths.

Items Students should bring: Any images to print from.

Lunch: Lunch is included in the class fee. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note them when you register.

Instructor Bio: Elizabeth resides in Charles Town, West Virginia where she offers workshops in her studio, teaching Book Arts, Papermaking, and Papercutting. She accepts commissions for special projects and paper arts.

Elizabeth has taught art through The Council for the Arts, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and the Art Center, Sarasota, Florida. Elizabeth worked as a resident artist in the Jefferson County, West Virginia school system and served on the board for the Jefferson Arts Council, Teaching Arts Creatively (TAC). She is a participating juried member of the Over the Mountain Studio Tour, Jefferson County, West Virginia and a juried member of Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia.