Monoprints and Bookmaking with Handmade Paper

Immerse yourself in the interconnected practices of monoprinting, papermaking, and bookmaking in this week-long workshop. Under Janet’s guidance, you will explore a range of monoprint techniques, experimenting with papers you create during the course. Learn how to transform existing papers into new surfaces for drawing, painting, printing, collage, and book arts, while incorporating threads, fabrics, and other materials for added texture and depth.

This workshop invites you to expand your perception of the book as an artistic form and to reimagine the possibilities of repurposed visual ideas. Bring along a variety of personal materials to weave into your work and discover how to integrate them into fresh creations. By the end of the week, you will have learned two bookbinding methods—a Japanese binding and a Coptic hardcover binding—equipping you with timeless skills to carry forward in your practice.

* NAS Short Courses are open to students of ages 16 years and over. The NAS Art Club is open to students from ages 15 years and over. 

* What to bring? Please refer to the list of required materials in the Art Materials field below. 

Students must supply their own art materials, please refer to the list below.

• Pencils for drawing - 2B 
• Small paint brushes - various sizes
• Butchers paper x 10 sheets @ A3 or bigger
• Helma Acid free PVA glue 125ml
• Yamato Japanese Rice Glue 220g
• Plastic container to mix glue 
• Ruler, notebook/sketchbook, scissors, craft knife
• Apron and gloves
• Masking tape
• 4 x sheets of Stonehenge paper (56 x 76cm) white or off white
• 15 x sheets of cartridge paper for printing and proofing A2 size
• Other materials - fabric, threads, other papers for printing onto
• Enclosed footwear is essential in all studios on campus.

Janet Parker-Smith is a Sydney-based artist whose practice spans print media, small-scale sculpture, collage, and altered books. Over the past 25 years, she has exhibited widely across Australia and internationally, presenting several solo exhibitions and being selected as a finalist in numerous art awards. Her work is held in major collections, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Gallery of Victoria, as well as many other public and private collections.

Alongside her studio practice, Janet teaches printmaking at the National Art School and Sydney College of the Arts and works with local councils on large-scale art projects and public programs. She has been represented by Van Rensberg Galleries in Hong Kong, as well as May Space and M. Contemporary in Sydney.