Southern Fiber Lab with Kelly Taylor Mitchell

Southern Fiber Lab – Kelly Taylor Mitchell Dates: August 10 – 14, 2026 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Southern Fiber Lab is an experimental and exploratory workshop where site specific plant matter becomes paper. You will learn how to cook and process foraged fibers with southern roots like kudzu, spanish moss and plantain. The resulting pulp will act as the basis for introductory sheet formation processes like double couching, inclusions, and blowouts. An expanded notion of the south, that engages a diasporic lens and looks within and beyond the United States will be explored in the class through reading, discussion and material play. You’re encouraged to bring, for use as inclusions in your papermaking, southern fibers; with both “southern” and “fiber” being self defined. For example, this may include plant matter, ephemera, textiles, etc. Papermaking is a wet process; participants should be prepared with waterproof or water-safe shoes and clothing. This workshop will involve prolonged periods of standing, often requiring repeated movements in the upper body, and the maneuvering of heavy items. The instructor is available to collaborate/accommodate to ensure student safety/comfort. This workshop is currently full. To be added to the waitlist, please email info@wsworkshop.org