Organic Paper-making
Aswan
The art of papyrus-making dates back to the third millennium B.C. in Egypt, where the aquatic papyrus plant was used to make writing material. By cutting the sticky fibrous pith of the papyrus plant into thin strips and then placing two layers of these at right angles to each other, the papyrus was stuck together using pressure and then smoothed by pounding it with a wooden mallet.
Inez Fritschy’s workshop incorporates demonstrations and practice, which will help to familiarize the participants with various methods and techniques for making papyrus-like paper art pieces. Participants will make beautiful thin layers of paper from leeks, radishes and other fruits and vegetables. These will be layered together with other paper objects, such as Chinese paper money, Korean and Japanese papers, tracing paper and grease paper. Additionally gold leaf, bronze dust, India ink and artist paints will be used to complete the pieces.
Inez Fritschy’s workshop incorporates demonstrations and practice, which will help to familiarize the participants with various methods and techniques for making papyrus-like paper art pieces. Participants will make beautiful thin layers of paper from leeks, radishes and other fruits and vegetables. These will be layered together with other paper objects, such as Chinese paper money, Korean and Japanese papers, tracing paper and grease paper. Additionally gold leaf, bronze dust, India ink and artist paints will be used to complete the pieces.
Inez Fritschy
Inez is well known for her designs and artwork using paper, vegetable papyrus, text and image. She overlaps layers of paper in combination with gold leaf, bronze powders, metal foil, ink, artist colours and text to create a special three-dimensional effect in her art objects.
Inez has worked on large-scale commissions for the past 15 years. She exhibits frequently and is an International Tutor. Her artwork is in private collections and Museums like the Museum of Art& Design in New York and The Pan Asia Museum in South Korea. She completed the construction of a 32 m wall installation featuring 150 ‘Buddha-girl’ artworks in 2009. She has exhibited in Melbourne, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam, Paris, Kyoto, Sienna, Washington DC, Geneva and Rome. Inez lives and works in Berlin since 2008.
Inez has worked on large-scale commissions for the past 15 years. She exhibits frequently and is an International Tutor. Her artwork is in private collections and Museums like the Museum of Art& Design in New York and The Pan Asia Museum in South Korea. She completed the construction of a 32 m wall installation featuring 150 ‘Buddha-girl’ artworks in 2009. She has exhibited in Melbourne, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam, Paris, Kyoto, Sienna, Washington DC, Geneva and Rome. Inez lives and works in Berlin since 2008.
Course information:
Time: 2 days, 3 hours in the mornings, 3 hours in the afternoons
Level Painting: beginner to advanced, individualized instruction is our goal
Participants: minimum 2, maximum 6
Cost: €220, which includes all materials (postage and shipping of any art work is extra)
Time: 2 days, 3 hours in the mornings, 3 hours in the afternoons
Level Painting: beginner to advanced, individualized instruction is our goal
Participants: minimum 2, maximum 6
Cost: €220, which includes all materials (postage and shipping of any art work is extra)
