2025: JACQUELINE MALLEGNI

COURSE OVERVIEW

Join us for an immersive process focused experience exploring the art of handcrafted paper tailored for sculptural applications. This workshop invites you to engage with the themes of imagination, materiality, and a deep sense of place.

Discover the joy of creating textured paper using flax roving through a contemporary fusing technique that departs from traditional methods. With guidance, you will design and apply your stunning paper onto an organically shaped, reusable mould crafted from wire mesh and plaster cloth.

This innovative papermaking approach opens the door to endless creative possibilities, allowing for various inclusions, mark-making, and stitching techniques. You will also have the opportunity to harvest fibers from the local environment, enhancing your creations with unique textures and distinctive qualities.

Embrace the transformative power of handcrafted paper and unlock your artistic potential in this hands-on workshop. Group and individual collaborations will be explored throughout the course.

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(For pricing, please see below)

BIOGRAPHY

Jacqueline Mallegni is a papermaker and sculptor. She describes her experience living in the high desert of northern New Mexico as "arid wind defiantly defies gravity, lifting soft grains of sand and fine dust into whimsical dancing ghosts that move gracefully across an expansive and breathtaking landscape. These mesmerizing phenomena of the high desert inspire deep reflection and give one pause; a fleeting moment in time that captures the very essence of this unique place. It serves as a sanctuary, a refuge to either escape from or retreat to, a space to ponder life’s intricacies, and truly a place of awe and wonder." 

Jacqueline's personal relationship with the desert wind has been, at times, especially challenging and multifaceted. A few years ago, a profound connection with this wind emerged, leading to the birth of the first "Desert Wind" series, which blossomed from a place of inner disturbance, not unlike how delicate lotus flowers grow in the mud, symbolizing the purity of an open mind that arises amidst suffering and adversity. Perhaps shadow and the relentless arid climate are collaborating in crafting a new and intricate dance with the wind. The high desert has become a sanctuary, a place to settle, rest, and creatively express herself.

A coastal northern California native, Jacqueline has lived in New Mexico since 2010. Her art practice focuses on three-dimensional fiber sculpture including Japanese style handmade paper, wood, ink, indigo, thread and plant fiber. She is inspired by wild landscapes, seasonal changes and the interrelationship between people and the planet.

As an exhibiting artist since 1997, her sculptures have been presented nationally and internationally in galleries and commercial art venues, including art publications, artist residencies and fellowships.

Current memberships include:
IAPMA (International Association of Papermakers & Paper Artists), Surface Design
Association , Hand Papermaking Magazine , New Mexico Women in the Arts and Fiber Art Now.

Website: https://mallegni.com/
Instagram: @paper_rain_studio

PRICING

Prices per person for 2025 are as follows:

The cost of our creativity holidays is inclusive of the following:

• Course fees and basic materials
  (except for any course specific materials that the tutor requests you bring with you)
• Airport collection and drop-off
  (allotted airports and times only)
• Accommodation
  (price varies by type of accommodation selected - we assume single occupancy by default unless you specifically request to share with a friend/partner)
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  (one meal taken at a local restaurant - to be paid by guests at the time)
• Tea and coffee throughout your stay 
• Aperitif and wine/beer with evening meal
• Transport to and from any excursions
• Bed linen and towels
• Access to all amenities throughout your stay
• Local tourist taxes

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