Workshops
The art of the book thrives on paper made from plants. In addition to traditional drawing and book arts workshops, Flight Path Press provides opportunities to transform grown and gathered plants into the visual and printed language of drawing, paper, and books. To sign up for a tailored workshop or to discuss a partnership or collaboration please contact Chelsea Herman at flightpathpress@gmail.com.
DRAWING ON THE 5 SENSES
TOM HANAFAN RIVER'S EDGE PARK
Thursday, August 27th, 7-8PM
Meet at River's Edge Pavilion at the End of Avenue B
This outdoor drawing session leads participants in a series of short exercises designed for beginning and seasoned artists alike. Experiment with using color, mark making, and synesthesia as a means of observing sensory and emotional experience. We’ll generate line, value, shape, volume, space, texture, and color in response to sound, smell, touch, taste, and vision. The outdoors in late summer will serve as our muse.
Art materials included. Please bring your own sunscreen, hat, water bottle, lawn chair or towel to sit on.
$25, Registration closes 8 hours in advance. Cash, venmo, or online payment via flightpathpress.com
FREE! Register via Omaha Public Library
Thursday, Oct. 8th, 2 - 4, Milton R. Abrahams Branch
Tuesday, Oct. 20th, 2 - 4, Central Branch
Tuesday, October 27th, 5:30 - 7, Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch
Wednesday, November 4th, 5:30 - 7, W. Clarke Swanson Branch
Saturday, Nov. 28th, 2 - 4, Florence Branch
Join teaching artist, Chelsea Herman as she guides you through the stab binding technique! Learn about the variations of this non-adhesive binding style that originated in China, Japan, and Korea, then bind your own custom book.
This traditional binding is ideal for artwork, poetry, and working creatively with thin, translucent, or handmade papers. Hardcover variations are well suited for heavier weight papers or photo albums. All materials are provided.
This is a free event for adults. Registration is required and opens September 1.
All Omaha Public Library locations are wheelchair accessible. Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please email Nancy Novotny at NNovotny@omahalibrary.org to request accommodation. Requests must be made at least five business days before the activity or event.
LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH SOFT PASTEL
Friday, October 9th, 4PM-6PM
BAYLISS PARK, 100 Pearl Ave.
Meet at fountain
Friday, October 16th, 4PM-6PM
VINCENT BLUFF NATURE PRESERVE, Thallas Str.
Meet at parking lot
Friday, October 23rd, 4PM-6PM
BIG LAKE PARK, 2600 N 8th St
Meet at parking lot next to playground
Friday, October 30th, 4PM-6PM
FAIRVIEW CEMETERY, 308 Lafayette Ave.
Meet at Lincoln Monument
Paint the colorful Fall landscape with vibrant soft pastels! Soft pastels are a chalky material that can be used dry or mixed with water. Soft pastels are an expressive tool for responding to light, shadow, vivid color, and atmosphere.
This four-week class meets at a different Council Bluffs park each week. Whether you are a beginning artist looking for a new way to spend time outdoors or you have been drawing and painting for years and want to plain air paint in good company, this class is for you! In addition to warm-up exercises and demonstrations of techniques such as color mixing, tailored one-on-one guidance is offered.
Please note that access to restrooms, water, and shelters are limited at the locations we will be meeting, so please plan accordingly. In the event of extreme weather this class will move indoors to the Flight Path Press studio or rescheduled when possible.
$200
Register by Friday, October 2nd. Cash, venmo, or payment via flightpathpress.com are accepted.
Participants are responsible for bringing their own paper and pastels. I recommend the following from Blick Art Supply, 7829 Dodge St., Omaha NE 68114:
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Blick Studio Pastel Set - Landscape Colors, Set of 24, item# 20016-0249
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Strathmore 400 Series Pastel Paper Pad - 9” X12,” item# 10800-1023
Or bring what you may already have! All other materials are provided.
Register via Lauritzen Gardens
Sunday, Oct. 18th 10 -12: LINE
Sunday, Nov.15th 10 - 12: SHAPE
Sunday, Dec. 13th 10 - 12: FORM
Sunday, Jan.17th 10 - 12: LIGHT & SHADOW
Sunday, Feb.14th 10 - 12: TEXTURE
Practice bringing attention to the present moment through observational drawing in the garden!
Each class in this series introduces exercises with a special focus on line, shape, form, light & shadow, or texture. Attend individual classes or all five in the series to develop technical skills, expand curiosity, reduce stress, and notice the plant world anew through drawing.
For beginning and experienced artists alike. All supplies provided.
LAURITZEN GARDENS
Register via Lauritzen Gardens
Saturday, Oct. 24th 10 -12: PETALS
Saturday, Nov. 21st 10 - 12: SEEDS
Saturday, Dec. 19th 10 - 12: PRAIRIE GRASSES
Saturday, Jan. 23rd 10 - 12: WOODLAND PLANTS
Saturday, Feb. 20th 10 - 12: SYMBOLIC HERBS
Practice the craft of papermaking and create a distinctive greeting card edition embedded with botanicals! Each class in this series is themed around petals, seeds, prairie grasses, woodland, or symbolic herbs. Attend individual classes or all five in the series. This class includes a demonstration of both board drying and restraint drying techniques with simple instructions on how to make a modified dry box for restraint drying at home.
All supplies provided.
TAILORED WORSHOPS
Call or email to schedule.
(831) 588-6661 flightpathpress@gmail.com
Tailored workshop offerings suit the interests and schedules of small groups. All workshops are scheduled and priced in two-hour increments.
Examples of workshop offerings that can be tailored for your group include:
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Papermaking
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Seed paper
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Inclusions
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Lamination
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Grown & Gathered Fibers
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Paper Casting
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Pulp Painting
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Sculptural techniques
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Water marks
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Recycled paper
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Individual Plant Focus (Cattail, Hemp, Cotton, Flax, Abaca, for example)
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Drawing
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Foraging for Art and Craft
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Bookbinding
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Art of the Book; Structure & Content
Contact Chelsea Herman by email at flightpathpress@gmail.com or by phone at
(831) 588-6661 to schedule.
BOOKBINDING workshops introduce structures that make beautiful journals, sketchbooks, or enclosures for drawings, text, photographs or watercolor paintings. Delve deeper into content and structure in Art of the Book classes.
DRAWING workshops lead participants in exercises that employ all five senses to practice using visual elements such as line, value, shape, volume, space, texture, and color to convey observations.
PAPERMAKING workshops provide an opportunity to learn how different plants produce paper with different characteristics. Workshop offerings in sheet forming and sculptural techniques provide hands-on experience exploring the expressive potential of handmade paper works.