Wire-Drawn Watermarks
in Handmade Paper

Instructor Daniel Zaccardi

In House 2-Day Workshop at JCBA:
Wednesday April 3, 2024 from 12 to 3 PM
JCBA Book Arts Gallery at Wimberly Library

and
Thursday April 4, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 3 PM
JCBA Diving Pelican Paper Mill at Building T10

Watermarks are small wire-formed images that create a two-dimensional image in handmade paper that only appears when the sheet of paper is held to light. Using only brass wire, pliers, and our hands, we will form small images in wire that we will then secure to a mould & deckle for hand papermaking. Each student will make two watermarks. We'll begin with a simple flower watermark that everyone in the group will make. Once students have a handle on how to bend wire, they will form their own designs. The first day of the workshop will be spent at the Jaffe Center's Book Arts Gallery at FAU's Wimberly Library forming designs and securing them to moulds. The second day we'll meet again, but this time outdoors at JCBA's Diving Pelican Papermill at FAU's Building T10, where we will form sheets of handmade paper using our watermarked moulds & deckles.

TUITION & REGISTRATION

$135 general public / $100 FAU faculty & staff and students from other institutions / $40 FAU students. Advance registration is required for all JCBA workshops. To register, email JCBA Director John Cutrone at jcutrone@fau.edu. Class limit: 6.

Instructor

DANIEL ZACCARDI is JCBA's Studio Coordinator. They hold a BA in Studio Art from Florida Atlantic University, and make paper, prints, drawings and zines. https://www.instagram.com/hummalo/