December 6, 2013, Friday - DIRTY WORKS: First Fridays at MCBA

Time: Happy hour 5–6pm; Class 6–8pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South

DIRTY WORKS: First Fridays at MCBA

Escape the digital world, get your hands dirty and make something!

Join MCBA for Dirty Works, a new series of casual classes, taking place on the first Friday of each month. Activities are designed for the bookishly curious and the creatively apprehensive; no experience needed. Plus, the registration fee includes a free beer, wine or coffee drink!

December 6: Japanese Paper Art with Jeff Rathermel

Explore the art of traditional Japanese papermaking and decoration in this no-experience-necessary introductory experience. Learn the process from plant to page along with simple techniques to use at home. Participants will rid themselves of a week's worth of stress by hand beating kozo (the plant used to make "rice" paper), pulling sheets from cool, relaxing vats of pulp, and creating meditative patterns through the age-old practice of suminagashi marbling.

$30 + $5 supply fee