Residency Workshop with Jess Hough

Workshop Description: Jess will host an open studio session that includes a hands-on papermaking workshop and

interactive demo of the bike-powered pulp beater. Jess will talk about the process of designing and building the “contraption,” including the considerations involved with using a bicycle as the source of power and details about preparing pulp from rags and plant fibers vs. recycled paper.

About the Resident Artist: Jess is a part-time artist living full-time in Moab. For the past few years she’s been working on developing cheap, accessible methods for at-home intaglio printmaking with DIY art supplies and tools made from reclaimed/recycled materials. She brought her wonky printmaking setup outside last year as the 2023 community artist in the parks, making new projects inspired by the southeast Utah landscape and giving demos in our local national parks. This year she’s working on developing new recycled papermaking tools to combine with the handmade print process.

Workshop will be held at the Moab Arts and Recreation Center, room TBD.

All ages welcome.

Pre Registration is preferred, but walk ins are also welcome!