Jane and her husband Tim will return to Cheng Long village in Taiwan this year from April 11 to May 14 for the 9th Anniversary of the international environmental art project that Jane curates.  This year the theme of the art project is “What a Difference 9 Years Makes”. Jane will supervise the 6 installations by returning artists from Japan, Indonesia, France, Italy and Taiwan. For more information and photos of the proposed artworks for 2018 see the Blog at https://artproject4wetland.wordpress.com

Jane started the Cheng Long Wetlands International Environmental Art Project in Taiwan in 2010 and since then the project has been going on annually with Jane curating the art project and selecting artists from around the world to create site-specific environmental art installations during a 25-day artist in residency in a small fishing village in Southwest Taiwan.  This photo shows an installation by Taiwanese artist Yi-chun Lo created in 2010.

In 2018 the art project will also include a symposium on “Environmental Art and Communities” and a reunion celebration May 11-14 with many of the artists that participated in the project before returning to the village as well as the 2018 selected artists.  This photo shows 2 installations in Cheng Long Wetlands in 2015.  The front artwork is “Earth” created by Italian artist Marisa Merlin, who is returning in 2018 to create another artwork. The artwork in back here is “Water Core” created by artist Roger Rigorth from Switzerland, now living in Germany.

For 2018 the Cheng Long art project invited only previous artists to submit a proposal, but in 2019 we expect to again have an open call for this environmental art residency project that offers selected artists a 25-day residency with airfare, accommodations, meals, volunteer help and materials help, plus a $2500 stipend. For announcements and photos of the project please look at the Blog at https://artproject4wetland.wordpress.com

On Saturday, Feb. 24, students in my “Exotic Fibers for Hand Papermaking” workshop learned to make handmade paper using 8 different plant fibers: kozo (Paper mulberry tree bark from Japan), lotka (Daphne bush bark from Nepal), abaca (a banana relative fiber from the Philippines), blue jean (cotton pulp from old recycled blue jeans), cedar (bark from cedar trees on the Oregon coast), eucalyptus (bark from local eucalyptus trees), Sitka spruce (bark from Sitka spruce trees on the Oregon coast) and Sitka sedge and beach grass (leaves from grass and wetlands plants along the Oregon coast). Students in the class were very creative and experimented with many different fibers and techniques. They learned to form sheets using the Japanese method with formation aid and multiple dips into the vats. Here are some photos of the workshop taken by my husband Timothy S. Allen (https://alltentimphotos2.wordpress.com)

Here are also some photos taken by one of the workshops participants, Tina Hittenberger, showing the hand beating of eucalyptus bark fiber on my Craig’s list-purchased table and the Japanese papermaking sugeta ( bamboo screen and wooden frame) that I got in Mino City, Japan, when I was an artist in residence at the Mino Paper Art Village Project in 1999-2000.  Tina also took some photos of the handmade paper artworks hanging to dry at the studio on Saturday.

I will be offering other hand papermaking workshops during the summer at my Santa Rosa studio, the Studio Santa Rosa, 3740 Finley Ave., Santa Rosa, CA.  Keep watching this Blog for announcements about future papermaking workshops, or contact me by email at info@janeingramallen.com

The Exotic Fibers Papermaking Workshop with Jane Ingram Allen will be from 10AM to 4 PM on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Studio Santa Rosa, 3740 Finley Ave., Santa Rosa, CA. This workshop is already full, but I plan to offer more papermaking workshops in the future. Keep watching this Blog for photos of the workshop and announcements about upcoming papermaking and art workshops.

These photos show a eucalyptus tree where I gathered the bark to make paper pulp for the workshop. The photo is by my husband Timothy S. Allen (https://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com) Keep watching this Blog for photos of the Exotic Fibers Workshop.

In this workshop students will learn about various exotic plant fibers and how to use them for handmade paper using Asian/Japanese techniques with Western and Japanese equipment and supplies. Some fibers we will use include kozo (Paper Mulberry tree bark), lotka (Daphne bush bark from Nepal), Sitka Spruce tree bark from the Oregon coast, Eucalyptus bark gathered in Santa Rosa, and other exotic fibers to create unique handmade paper.

The Introduction to Hand Papermaking Workshop in my Santa Rosa studio on Feb. 10 was loads of fun. Students learned how to make handmade paper with pulp from blue jeans, abaca (a type of banana leaf) and eucalyptus bark (gathered locally). Students also experimented with embossing, laminating and watermarking their handmade paper sheets.

These photos were taken by my husband Timothy S. Allen (http://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com) of the students working in my studio at Studio Santa Rosa, 2740 Wright Road, Studio 107. The students seemed to learn a lot in the one-day workshop and had very creative ideas for using handmade paper.

I also received some photos taken by one of the students of her experiments after her handmade paper had dried a bit. These photos are by Nora Fanshel and show some of her work made during the one-day workshop on Saturday after she did some other things like painting and mixed media on her handmade paper.

I will be teaching other workshops in my Santa Rosa studio. The next workshop is Saturday Feb. 24, “Exotic Fibers for Hand Papermaking”, and will include the Japanese technique for hand papermaking. This class is already full, but please contact me for information about future workshops at info@janeingramallen.com

Thanks to all who joined the workshop Saturday, and I look forward to seeing more of your handmade paper artworks.

On Saturday Feb. 10 I will teach a class “Introduction to Hand Papermaking.  I am happy to announce that the papermaking workshops are all full for the month of February. This Saturday, Feb. 10 I will be teaching a workshop titled “Introduction to Papermaking” that includes basic sheet forming with Western techniques using local and purchased pulps and exploring embossing, laminating and watermarking in handmade paper. I will post some photos of the workshop next week on this Blog.

I am also teaching a workshop on Papermaking with Exotic Fibers on Saturday Feb. 24. In this workshop students will learn how to make paper in the Japanese or Asian style and use fibers such as abaca, kozo, and local plant materials. I plan to offer more workshops in my Santa Rosa studio later in the Summer and Fall. Keep watching this Blog for posts about future papermaking workshops in my Santa Rosa studio.
Contact me by email at info@janeingramallen.com for more information.

If you are interested in taking one of my February Papermaking Workshops at my Santa Rosa, CA studio, contact me right away as the classes are filling up fast.  Registration will be on a first come, first served basis, and you need to send at least half of the fee to guarantee your place.  You can pay with a credit card using PayPal (www.paypal.com) or contact Jane by email to get her address to send a check.  No more than 5 people will be in each workshop.  Email to info@janeingramallen.com

 Making handmade paper in Izmir, Turkey during my Fulbright Specialist grant project in Nov. – Dec. 2015.

Here again is the information on the papermaking workshops offered in Santa Rosa CA in February 2018:

Introduction to Hand Papermaking:  Explore basic techniques of Western papermaking including sheet forming, pressing and drying as well as decorative techniques of laminating, embedding and watermarking.  Create an array of handmade papers using cotton, abaca and local plant fibers.

• Saturday, February 10, 10AM to 4PM. Pre-register by Feb. 2; email to info@janeingramallen.com or phone 857-234-2432.
• Cost $90 – Materials and equipment provided *

Exotic Fibers for Papermaking:   Learn Japanese and Western techniques for papermaking and create an array of handmade papers from unusual fibers such as abaca, kozo (paper mulberry bark), spruce bark, and eucalyptus bark gathered locally.

• Saturday, February 24, 2018, 10AM to 4PM. Pre-register by Feb. 16; email to info@janeingramallen.com or phone 857-234-2432.
• Cost: $90 – Materials and equipment provided *

*Discounts Available:  $10 off for taking a 2^nd workshop; $10 off for recommending a friend who signs up for a workshop.

Here are some photos of my Open Studio and the hand papermaking activity I offered on Nov. 4 and 5, 2017, at my new art studio in the Studio Santa Rosa, Studio 107, 3840 Finley Ave., Santa Rosa, CA.  Contact me by email  (info@janeingramallen.com) for more information about commissions, workshops, classes and artist in residency projects.

On November 4 and 5 from 11AM to 5PM everyone is invited to come by to see my new studio in Santa Rosa, CA, at 3840 Finley Ave., Building 32, Studio 107. I will have some hand papermaking activities going on, and you can join in if you want or just see the new space and some of my work on display. This weekend is the annual Open Studios for the Studio Santa Rosa, and many other art studios in the building will be open to the public. Hope to see you!

Here are some photos of some of my handmade paper artworks on display inside my space (#107) and outside in the hallway.

“Sitka Site Map” created during my residency at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology hanging in my new studio space

hallway outside my studio showing my handmade paper and string wall installation titled “Northern California Rivers”

Another view of the hallway with my “rivers” installation.

installation in my studio space of “Shadow Self Portrait”

lobby of Building 32 with my “Taiwan Site Map” hanging in one corner