PULP FUNCTION EXHIBITION

April 17 to May 26, 2008

An extraordinary exhibition of contemporary works in paper; including pulp painting, casting, sculpture and couture from recycled paper or paper products. Docent tours available Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 am, starting April 22 – May 22 and are also available with any Session IV class.

Pulp Function Opening & Paper Dress Challenge

Admission:$25 Member/$35 Non-Member

To reserve your space:
email cbarber@worcestercraftcenter.org
or call 508-753-8183 x3016

Join us in celebrating the opening of Pulp Function. The evening includes tours of the show, music , wine, cash bar and fabulous hors d’oeuvres. In addition, participants in the Worcester Center for Crafts’ own Paper Dress Challenge will strut their stuff as fiber artists, fashioniestas and creators of couture display their talents in turning a humble paper hospital gown into a Project Runway contender! The social event of the season!

Spitballs, Paper Dolls & Cut-Ups: A Family Fun Event

A FREE fun family event at the Worcester Center for Crafts!
Get back to the basics while exploring contemporary and traditional
techniques in paper craft – all with an eye for the recycled! Get inspired
by taking a tour of Pulp Function, then visit the studios to put your creativity
into action! Papermaking, folding, cutting and mosaic murals from recycled
paper, furniture from cardboard, paper jewels and designer paper clothes
are some of the drop-in workshops open for families to explore. Step inside
a recycling truck for a bird’s eye view of how Worcester recycles. Learn
about conserving our natural resources with a visit from Mass Audubon’s
Broadmeadow Brook! Fantastic art from recyclables –
the best of both worlds!

Paper Cutting with Leslie Miller

Adult with Child $55/$60.00
Individuals 13 and up $40.00/$45.00

Span the globe with Pulp Function Artist Leslie Miller as she shares her travels of paper cutting as a world-wide craft. Learn and practice several forms of cutting, share favorite cutting tools, papers and books. In addition, Leslie explores how cutting techniques and subjects reflect different cultures and encourage a curiosity of different lands and lives. A wonderful workshop for Parent/child (ages 8 and up) exploration, teachers interested in creative classrooms, or anyone ready to move beyond cut paper dolls and snow flakes! No materials or experience necessary but participants are welcome to bring any favorite cutting tools, papers and books to work with.

Decoupage Workshop with Jenn Sherr

$65.00 Member / $72.00 Non-Member

Join Jenn Sherr of Jenn Sherr Designs for two ½ - day workshops in decoupage technique, an ancient craft where papers are lacquered to a surface to form an original, themed design. Pre-cut images from magazines, newspapers, and catalogues can turn recycled into renewed with style. Photos, letters, or travel memorabilia all can be preserved in an artistic fashion through the decoupage technique; and once you learn the technique, almost everything is fair game! Jenn will also share some of her inspiring pieces with workshop participants.

A Stitch in Time Tea Party

Admission: $35

To reserve your space:
email cbarber@worcestercraftcenter.org
or call 508-753-8183 x3016

Spend a fun filled spring afternoon enjoying tea and refreshments at the Worcester Center for Crafts, and learn the story of the craft center’s relationship with textiles, spanning three centuries! From hospital aprons to paper dresses, the Worcester Center for Crafts has encouraged and empowered women in pursuing their talents as traditional and contemporary artists in fiber art. Enjoy a sit down tea, delicious sweets and delicate sandwiches while listening to storyteller Barbara Hendee bring to life the craft center’s evolution from Employment Society to state of the art Craft School.

Artists' Talk with Deborah Baldizar

FREE!

How do they do that? Take a break and meet Pulp Function artist and figurative sculptor, Deborah Baldizar. What inspires her work? Learn about the techniques and processes she uses to create her pieces, and view additional works that reflect the artist’s interpretations of hidden human emotions. Deborah will walk us through the Pulp Function exhibition and then share slides and a discussion of her work, from inception to gallery.

Forge a New Paper Trail!

Teachers, let the Pulp Function exhibition inspire you to include traditional and contemporary paper arts in your classroom! The Worcester Center for Crafts invites you to enjoy refreshments, and an informal curriculum workshop in paper crafts taught by art teacher Sheila Tetler. Learn more about the programs offered at the Craft Center for teachers and students.

Immediately following, join Pulp Function artist and figurative sculptor, Deborah Baldizar. What inspires her work? Learn about the techniques and processes she uses to create her pieces, and view additional works that reflect the artist’s interpretations of hidden human emotions. Deborah will walk us through the Pulp Function exhibition and then share slides and a discussion of her work, from inception to gallery.

May 8
3:30 – 5:00 Reception in the Multi-media studio
$10 Member / $15 Non-Member
1 PDP
5:00 – 6:00 Artist Tour and Talk
1 PDP

Artists Inspiring Artists: Donna Rhae Marder

$199 Member / $220 Non-Member

Do you have a collection of objects, ideas and techniques that are waiting to be combined into a piece that speaks to you as an artist? Join Pulp Function guest artist Donna Rhae Marder as she leads a two day workshop on pulling the pieces together: identifying inspirations, assessing skills and learning new techniques to create a coherent piece of work from a project paralyzed in process, or a random collection of materials waiting for direction. Marder, who uses her sewing machine as a sculptural tool, creates works of art from household debris. This workshop is suitable for all media.

PULP FUNCTION: Time Out Events

Exhibition Docent Hours: (FREE!)

Atlas Box & Crating Co.

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