Deckle Autumn Paper Making Workshop (2 May ’26)
This autumn-themed workshop focuses on fusing nature and art through botanical papermaking. The session will begin with a demonstration on how to press leaves and botanicals, including examples of previously pressed botanical specimens. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions during this time and will leave with practical tips and knowledge on how to press leaves and botanicals at home.
Following the demonstration, attendees will learn how to create paper pulp using paper offcuts found at home, as well as work with pre-made pulp provided during the workshop. Participants will be guided through the process of forming hand-made paper with natural deckle edges, exploring what affects paper thickness and colour. Dried leaves and botanicals will be provided, allowing participants to create unique, nature-inspired papers that reflect the autumn theme.
Date: Saturday, May 2nd – 2026
Time: 9:30 – 12:30 (3 hours)
Place: The Deckle Edge @ 13 Brickfield Road, Salt River
Workshops space limited booking essential
All materials are included in the price and provided by me;
- Papermaking deckles
- Trays
- Pulp
- Boards
- Sponges
- cloths/paper towel
- Pressed botanicals and leaves (to use in paper)
An assorted of decorative material, including paper cutouts, scrap images, paints, inks etc (to use in paper)An assortment flowers presses and samples of pressed flowers/leaves will also be shown and present at the introduction demonstration for attendees to look at/ask questions about
You will also receive a 10% Deckle shopping coupon for the day of the workshop
Attendees are welcome to bring any scrap papers or debris (such as flower petals or small seeds) that they would like to incorporate into their papers.
Recommended age: All welcome from 15 years and up.
About the facilitatior:
My name is Chloe, nickname ‘Cleo’, and I am a visual artist and workshop instructor living and working in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated with a BA (Fine Art) from Michaelis School of Fine Art in 2014 and completed my Masters in Visual Art through UNISA in 2021.
I have exhibited my work in various venues and galleries in Cape Town and abroad, including AVA Gallery, Youngblood Gallery, State of the Art Galley , Gallery ONE 11 and Art B Gallery, as well as Casa Petrarca, Figline Valdarno and Studio BONG in Florence, Italy, and at The Small Print Co. in London.
I regularly host cyanotype workshops, as well as other alternative photographic workshops such as Lumen, Phytogram and Polaroid Emulsion Lift workshops.
*If you need to cancel your workshop booking, please let us know by 11 a.m the weekday before the workshop. To help us support the facilitator, late cancellations will not be refunded. A credit for future events could be granted at our discretion.
R850.00
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Product Description
This autumn-themed workshop focuses on fusing nature and art through botanical papermaking. The session will begin with a demonstration on how to press leaves and botanicals, including examples of previously pressed botanical specimens. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions during this time and will leave with practical tips and knowledge on how to press leaves and botanicals at home.
Following the demonstration, attendees will learn how to create paper pulp using paper offcuts found at home, as well as work with pre-made pulp provided during the workshop. Participants will be guided through the process of forming hand-made paper with natural deckle edges, exploring what affects paper thickness and colour. Dried leaves and botanicals will be provided, allowing participants to create unique, nature-inspired papers that reflect the autumn theme.
Date: Saturday, May 2nd – 2026
Time: 9:30 – 12:30 (3 hours)
Place: The Deckle Edge @ 13 Brickfield Road, Salt River
Workshops space limited booking essential
All materials are included in the price and provided by me;
- Papermaking deckles
- Trays
- Pulp
- Boards
- Sponges
- cloths/paper towel
- Pressed botanicals and leaves (to use in paper)
An assorted of decorative material, including paper cutouts, scrap images, paints, inks etc (to use in paper)An assortment flowers presses and samples of pressed flowers/leaves will also be shown and present at the introduction demonstration for attendees to look at/ask questions about
You will also receive a 10% Deckle shopping coupon for the day of the workshop
Attendees are welcome to bring any scrap papers or debris (such as flower petals or small seeds) that they would like to incorporate into their papers.
Recommended age: All welcome from 15 years and up.
About the facilitatior:
My name is Chloe, nickname ‘Cleo’, and I am a visual artist and workshop instructor living and working in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated with a BA (Fine Art) from Michaelis School of Fine Art in 2014 and completed my Masters in Visual Art through UNISA in 2021.
I have exhibited my work in various venues and galleries in Cape Town and abroad, including AVA Gallery, Youngblood Gallery, State of the Art Galley , Gallery ONE 11 and Art B Gallery, as well as Casa Petrarca, Figline Valdarno and Studio BONG in Florence, Italy, and at The Small Print Co. in London.
I regularly host cyanotype workshops, as well as other alternative photographic workshops such as Lumen, Phytogram and Polaroid Emulsion Lift workshops.
*If you need to cancel your workshop booking, please let us know by 11 a.m the weekday before the workshop. To help us support the facilitator, late cancellations will not be refunded. A credit for future events could be granted at our discretion.
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