PAPERMAKING – SUMMER SESSION 7

AUGUST 10-15, 2025 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Veronica Pham
Vietnamese Papermaking with Dó 

Dó (pronounced zaw in Vietnamese), a strong perennial shrub growing in the Northern Vietnamese mountains, has been used for 17 centuries in paper and textiles for its durability and texture. This workshop will make paper using dó and traditional Vietnamese techniques with the liềm seo (bamboo woven screen) and khung seo (two-part bamboo frame). We will also look at similar plants, such as gampi and mitsumata, to compare fiber length, sheen, and strength in sheet formation. We will work in various sizes and each student will build their own library of sample papers. Instruction will cover fiber preparation, hand beating, sheet formation, pressing, drying using traditional equipment, and demonstrations for dó lace and thread. Students will gain knowledge of the history and techniques of traditional Vietnamese papermaking while expanding their own studio practice. All levels. Papermaking studio.

Studio artist, educator, designer; teaching: Minnesota Center for the Book, Chazen Art Museum (WI), Fresh Press Paper (IL), Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute at University of Wisconsin-Madison; exhibitions: Trúc Chỉ Gallery (Vietnam), Merwin and Wakely Gallery at Illinois Wesleyan University, Lyndon House Arts Center (Atlanta), Morgan Conservatory (Cleveland), Paper is People: Decolonizing Global Paper Cultures at San Francisco Center for the Book; publications: Hand Papermaking, Hand Papermaking Traditions in Việt Nam. 

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November 15-December 16: Scholarship applications accepted
February 3: Regular enrollment opens