Proof: Workshops
Student Research at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities. Designed a series of on-going workshops around environmentalism and the humanities. Operates the Printmakers Space and paper making volunteer center. Additionally, worked on research for Honors English Project on biodegradable literature which will be presented at the BSA Annual Conference in New York in January 2025.
Presentation and workshop at The Bibliography Society of America Annual Research Conference: Book History on a Budget: A Maker-Centered Approach. Presenting with researchers Dr. Lindsay DiCuirci and Dr. Jillian Sayre. Reporting findings on the implementation of a budgeted University maker space while demonstrating various environmental printing activities. New York, January 2025
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Designed and taught environmental ink making workshop. Workshop began with a brief history on ink making, the various methods of research, and was followed by a hands-on demonstration where participants could make their own ink out of wild blueberries.
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Hosted a public paper-making workshop. Attendants learned how paper was made, historical and modern methods, and was able to make their own paper. Three types of paper was made: turmeric stained paper, plantable paper (chia seeds), and regular paper made from recycled paper around campus.
Honors English Research Project: Poems in the Wild, an experimental research project on biodegradable literature. Findings and workshop presented in Paul Robeson Library in December as hosted by MARCH and the Honors College. Workshop included paper making, blueberry ink extraction, and beeswax stamps. View research paper below. Research to be presented at BSA Annual Research Conference in January 2025.
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Designed and taught historical print making workshop with beeswax carvings. Workshop started with a a brief history of ancient Roman printing techniques, where and how beeswax was gathered, and was followed by a hands-on demonstration where attendants could carve their own beeswax stamp.
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