Workshop Fee (includes materials fee): $400

SFCB welcomes esteemed artist and hanji expert Aimee Lee to San Francisco for two special workshops - Paper Thread and Bark Lace. These are special opportunities to study with a papermaking master.

Students will learn how to make bark lace from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree, usually used to make fine paper. Long before paper was invented, people took advantage of this strong, long-fibered material and processed it into substrates that remind us today of cloth and paper. Inspired by global traditions like Mexican amate, Polynesian tapa, and Jamaican lace bark, students will learn to lace and hammer cooked mulberry bark to create pieces that can be used in books, sculpture, and fiber applications.

Students will need to return to SFCB after class to pick up their creations, once dry.

>> Prerequisite: None <<

Materials to Bring: 

• Small objects that are water resistant that you may want to cast (even fruit works well for this!). As with any casting, you'll want to avoid undercuts, unless you are willing to cut open your pieces.
• If you have any flat rocks that are palm sized that you can hold easily in your hand, bring them.
• Sketchbook/a way to take notes

Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, March 15 & 16, 2025 :: 10am-4pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

NOTE: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class. Registration will close approximately three days prior to the start date of the workshop to allow the instructor time to prep materials for class. We recommend you not wait to register, as workshops that don't meet our minimum enrollment will be canceled, sometimes as much as a week in advance.
 

About the Instructor | Aimee Lee (she/her)

Aimee Lee is an artist, papermaker, writer, and the leading hanji researcher and practitioner in North America (BA, Oberlin College; MFA, Columbia College Chicago). Her Fulbright research on Korean paper led to her award-winning book, Hanji Unfurled, and the first US hanji studio in Cleveland. Her artwork resides in collections that include the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Stanford University, UCLA, and Yale University. She has shown at the Fuller Craft Museum, Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Korean Cultural Service (NYC) and Korean Cultural Center (D.C.). Her work has appeared in The Korea Times, The New York Times, The Plain Dealer, KBS World Radio, PBS, VOA, and CNN's Great Big Story. She teaches and lectures; past engagements include the American Museum of Natural History, Asian Art Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Oberlin College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Mills College, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and Penland School of Crafts. Funders include the US Fulbright Program, Korea Fulbright Foundation, John Anson Kittredge Fund, American Folklore Society, and the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design.