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Upcoming Workshops


AUGUST WORKSHOP: Layered Paper Cut from Moroccan Geometric Patterns with Laurie Moorhead

In this workshop, appropriate for beginning to advanced students, participants will learn how to cut and layer paper, while completing a layered Moroccan Geometric patterned tile during the workshop.  3-4 templates will be provided, ranging from simple to complex. The class will be knife based, but clever scissor cutters will be able to figure out how to do it. (3-4) templates, ranging from simple to complex will be provided before class.

Materials List

  • Paper: Recommended papers are Canson Mi Teintes or Rock Paper,  4-6 colors depending on the pattern.   A light color such as ecru, pale grey or white is suggested for the basic framework but other colors can be used if desired.
  • Cutting Tools: Craft knife such as Xacto Knife, and extra blades.
  • Adhesive: White glue such as PVA, glue stick, or double sided tape. 
  • Note: if you are using Rock Paper double sided tape is the only adhesive recommended.
  • Removable tape:  Will be used toattach the template –  Washi Tape is recommended but any removable tape should work
  • Cutting Mat
  • Metal ruler or straightedge

About the Artist

Laurie Moorhead was first introduced to paper cutting by Bhavna Mehta in 2015, helping with her collaborative project Gush http://www.bhavnamehta.com/gush.html. This created a love of the art that has grown through the years. In 2021, hearing about the GAP conference, Laurie volunteered to be a zoom facilitator, getting to meet many of the artists and members and learning about the many different varieties and methods of paper cutting. That same year Laurie began taking workshops in Moroccan Geometry, led by Hamza El Fasiki  https://www.craftdraft.org/, which led to her blending the two arts into layered paper cuts of Moroccan Geometric patterns.

Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022

Time: 3-5pm EDT; 12noon – 2pm PDT; 8-10pm BT; 9-11pm Europe.

Zoom link emailed before workshop. $35 / $29.75 with GAP Member Discount: Members please use code GAP15

NOTE: All payments for classes are non-refundable (unless a class is canceled).


SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP: Luminaria with Melanie Kehoss

Luminaria: Turning candle holders into cut paper art, and vice versa

Get ready for the gifting season!  Create unique candle holders by designing cut paper art to wrap around flared cylindrical glass.  Lightbox artist Melanie Kehoss will provide tips on the best papers, adhesives, and glass products to use.  Beginner cutters will be taught basic knife-cutting, while experienced cutters will be encouraged to use their artistic vocabulary as inspiration for design. 

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Luminaria by Melanie
Melanie Kehoss
Melanie Kehoss, Virginia, VP Membership, Exhibits
Luminaria by Melanie

About the Artist

Melanie Kehoss is a longtime GAP member and Board Member, and is currently our Membership Chair. In 2008, Melanie began displaying her papercuts as lightboxes, which remain her signature.  Inspired by history, anthropology, technology, and cultural flux, her pieces tell stories while reveling in craft and design.

Melanie’s work has appeared in over a hundred exhibits and has been featured in solo shows across the nation.  She is a juried member of the Torpedo Factory Artist Association, often exhibiting at their satellite gallery, TFA@Mosaic. Melanie holds an MFA from University of Wisconsin-Madison.  She teaches drawing for adults at Arlington Arts Center and a range of media for youth at US Arts Center-Chantilly.  She is a founding board member of the Arlington Visual Art Studio Tour and serves on GAP’s Board.  Her studio is in Arlington, VA. Visit her website: https://www.kehoss.com/ and find her on Instagram: @mkehoss

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Time: 4-6pm EDT; 1 – 3pm PDT; 9-11pm BT; 10pm-midnight Europe.

Zoom link emailed before workshop. $35 / $30 with GAP Member Discount: Members please use code GAP15

NOTE: All payments for classes are non-refundable (unless a class is canceled).

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