ONE DAY WORKSHOPS AT THE TWINROCKER MILL FOR YOUR GROUP

Any size group, from 2 to 15 people, can schedule a private papermaking workshop at the Twinrocker mill. The Twinrocker staff will lead the participants through the basics: paper chemistry, preparation of pulp with a Hollander beater, coloring pulp, couching, pressing and drying. This is followed by handsonexperience of sheet formation and artistic techniques such as pulp painting, lamination, embedding and shaped paper. Each person has the opportunity to make several sheets of handmade paper and take home the paper they make! Participants can also see portrait shadowmarks, other watermarks and a selection of outstanding limited edition books and art work. The workshop can be designed to suit your group's particular interests. To schedule a oneday workshop, call Kathryn Clark.

Spend one or more days at Twinrocker making artistic images from paper pulp with the expertise of the Twinrocker staff and assistance from Kathryn Clark. This includes:

• A. Artist Consultation: To define the artist's imagery to determine the necessary pulp and supplies to be prepared in advance by the Twinrocker staff. There is no limit to the amount of pulp, pigment, or the number of pieces an artist can produce. A drying and processing fee is charged for each piece according to the size: 18" x 24" @ $7.25, 22" x 30" @ $8.90, 30" x 40" @ $26.00 and 34" x 48" @ $34.00.33%
• B. Fulltime assistance for the day by one of our staff. 33%
• C. Drying of the completed work is done after the artist leaves and the work is then shipped to the artist.33%
• WORK HOURS & FEE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., $450. Additional hours at $50 per hour.

PRIVATE TEACHING SESSION

For a private teaching session with Kathryn or Howard Clark on any aspect of papermaking, call Twinrocker to discuss your interests and to arrange the format for your day. Aspects covered can include: cooking of fiber, beating pulp, coloring, sizing, sheet formation, pressing, drying and setting up a home or school studio. Photographs are permitted.

• PRESENTATION OF OscarNominated Twinrocker Documentary Film: The Mark of the Maker

  For a lecture presentation that recreates the experience at Twinrocker, we recommend seeing THE MARK OF THE MAKER, in the 16 mm film or the VHS video form. This award winning documentary movie by Chicago film maker, David McGowan shows all the beautiful movements of hand papermaking at Twinrocker. The film presents the beautiful purpose behind the enduring methods of making paper by hand. The 30minute film interviews Kathryn and Howard Clark who talk about their efforts to revive hand papermaking in 1972, when it was all but forgotten in the world. Three internationallyknown artists express their reasons for using handmade paper and share the excitement they experience as they create on Twinrocker paper. The personal insights of calligrapher Janet Lorence, watercolor artist Jim Cantrell, and book artist Michael Gullick are each inspiring and profound as you watch them put hand to paper. After the film or video presentation, we can answer any questions and elaborate on aspects which particularly interest your group. We can also bring Twinrocker handmade paper for purchase to the group at 25% off list price.

  FILM & LECTURE

  PRICE: $150 + travel, room and board

  (The film is available in VHS video from Twinrocker, see the Books and Videos section)

  
  
• SLIDE LECTURE: PAPER PULP AS AN ARTISTIC MATERIAL: Using slides and videotapes, we share our knowledge of the craft of papermaking. We discuss some of the collaborative projects we have created with other artists. Technical information includes fibers, fundamental paper chemistry, pulping, coloring, sizing, watermarking, sheet formation, couching, pressing, and drying. Kathryn Clark will describe the twodimensional artistic techniques she uses in her unique handmade paper images and in Twinrocker's limited edition books. Other topics (depending on your group's interest) can include permanence, water purification, care and storage of paper, what to look for in paper. We can bring examples of Twinrocker papers for display or purchase, antique watermarks, shadowmarks, limited edition books, and other books. Equipment to be provided by the host: slide projector, screen, two or three large tables for display. Optional: VHS videotape player. Time: 1½ to 2 hours. The time and content can be modified to suit the interests of your group.

  SLIDE LECTURE

  PRICE: $350 + travel, room and board

  
  
• SLIDE LECTURE AND WORKSHOP: This is a combination of the above slide lecture followed by a workshop. The workshop includes traditional sheet forming and artistic techniques such as lamination, embedding, embossing, creating shaped paper. The lecture can be tailored to emphasize the techniques of interest to your group. The workshop is limited to twenty participants, but the slide lecture can be unlimited in attendance. We prefer for the lecture to take place in the morning and the workshop in the afternoon. The lecture can also take place the evening before the workshop. We do ask that workshop participants attend the lecture, as it familiarizes them with the process. Equipment supplied by host (in addition to that required for the lecture as described above): four or five tables, two vats (#2 galvanized washtubs, square or round, work well), two large photo trays, one 10" x 14" piece of cardboard covered with a plastic bag for each participant to carry their wet paper home, access to water, tables, mop and bucket, and an assistant to help with the equipment setup and cleanup. We will provide readytouse pulp at a discount and, if you do not have a press, a small hydraulic press, moulds, felts and other equipment.

  SLIDE LECTURE & WORKSHOP

  PRICE: $800 + travel, room and board

  
  
• EXTENDED WORKSHOP & SLIDE LECTURE: The first day of a twoday session usually includes the slide lecture and workshop described above, the second day can be a repeat of the first with a different group of people, or we can spend the second day on advanced handson papermaking techniques. Please call or write and we will work out a program that will be particularly suitable for your group.

  SLIDE LECTURE & EXTENDED WORKSHOP

  PRICE: $700 + travel, room and board

  
  
• LOCAL AFTERNOON PAPERMAKING WORKSHOPS (Within a 3hour drive from Brookston): A Twinrocker papermaker will lead a handson papermaking workshop with a group of up to twenty adults or children. We will bring the necessary equipment; paper moulds, hydraulic press, felts, vats and pulp. Each person will learn how to make a sheet of paper and will take the paper home at the end of the day. We will bring examples of Twinrocker paper, books, catalogs, and supplies. Equipment supplied by host: two or three large tables for papermaking, access to water, a mop, bucket, assistance with equipment setup and cleanup.

COME VISIT TWINROCKER IN BROOKSTON!

You are welcome to visit Twinrocker and watch us make paper while you shop for paper, stationery or supplies. Twinrocker is in Brookston, Indiana, located about halfway between Chicago and Indianapolis, twelve miles north of Lafayette. There are two Brookston exits on Interstate 65. Call for directions. We make paper every day, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Normally, Twinrocker is not open on Saturday or Sunday, but arrangements can be made if you need to pick up paper or supplies on the weekend. Just call!

TWINROCKER TOURS:

Individuals, families, small and large groups up to 70 are welcome to visit Twinrocker to take a tour of the paper studio. A Twinrocker staff member will speak to your group about the history and practice of this ancient craft while you watch us at work. A tour is 30 to 40 minutes. We are happy to customize the content of the lecture to the particular interest, age level of your group and time available. Visitors are welcome to see the large selection of papers for watercolor, pastel, calligraphy, printmaking, drawing and stationery. All handmade papers are discounted 25% for the tour group. ("Seconds" are discounted 30 to 50% and only available at the mill). Everything in our Papermaking Supplies Catalog, including books, kits, coloring agents and sample pulp is available on our shelves (excluding Ready-To-Use Pulp, which is custom made and must be ordered a day or two before you arrive).

EXTENDED TOURS:

For advanced groups, university art classes, art centers, etc. we provide a more advanced, indepth and expanded lecture including paper chemistry, artistic techniques, watermarks and examples of finished paper pulp art works or handmade, limited edition artist books from our private collection. The length of this expanded tour is an hour and a half to two hours. Call to schedule time: