We are excited to announce our first ever 3-day Parchment Master class Co-hosted by Paper and Ink Arts’ resident calligraphy expert, Molly Kunkel.

This special three-day Master Class will take place from Thursday, September 25th to Saturday the 27th.

This three-day Master Class will have all the elements of our standard Master Class plus on the third day, our friends down the road at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts, will host an educational workshop taught by calligraphy educator, Molly Kunkel of @mollycanmake and Paper and Ink Arts. This will give you hands-on experience with fine tuning the surface of the parchment with sandarac and pumice, writing on parchment and vellum, and practicing correcting errors. You will have the opportunity to test out different types of nibs, inks, preparations and types of parchment all under the guidance of Molly and Liv Virta-Meyer from Pergamena. You will have the opportunity to shop both Pergamena’s and Paper and Ink Arts’ collections.

Due to feedback, we have decided to make a small tweak. We are thrilled to say that the workshop is now open to all artists —and not just calligraphers— that want to make their own parchment and vellum and then explore creating on it. This change means that on the third day —September 27th— we will host an educational workshop featuring multiple teachers and led by arts educator Molly Kunkel of @mollycanmake and Paper and Ink Arts. This workshop will give any artist hands-on experience with:

1. Choosing that exact parchment that is right for your project

2. Fine tuning the surface of parchment and vellum with sandarac and or pumice to achieve your ideal surface texture

3. Testing out different types of nibs, inks, paints, brushes, and pens, etc. all with guidance provided by experienced artists and makers

4. And, fixing “mistakes” 

Like our standard Masterclass, the first two days of the workshop will be spent handcrafting your very own parchment and vellum skins under the guidance of America’s leading parchment expert, Jesse Meyer. You will:

1. Create two parchment skins: one dyed Goat skin (your choice of colors) and one Calf (vellum) skin.

2. Gain a deeper understanding of how parchment is made, its uses, the material history, and the methods you can use to adjust and re-adjust the material yourself to suit your needs.

3. Have an opportunity to have a custom consultation on your own personal project with our staff. 

4. Access to our research library collection, filled with both modern publications and material research no longer published. 

—Between potential special appearances by some of our calligraphy, botanical and bookbinding friends and your fellow masterclass students, we can guarantee a weekend filled with like-minded individuals who would like to also experience life rather than just read about it.

 — This three-day Master Class will take place from Thursday, September 25th to Saturday the 27th. The cost for this experience: $1,500

This registration is non-refundable after 24-hours from sign-up. Please be sure that you can attend before purchasing a registration.