Interlaced: Paper Weaving in the High Desert with Mandy Hansen – G26080107
Rediscover your play-oriented self through paper weaving, a mindful creative practice that bridges craft and fine art. This workshop invites you to slow down and engage your senses as you learn a brief history of the medium, foundational techniques, and explore a variety of papers to create unique woven pieces. Ideal for adults and young adults looking for high-desert creativity, participants will create woven paper art and leave with tangible artifacts that can later be framed, bound into an artist book, or shared as heartfelt handmade cards.
Instructor
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Mandy HansenMandy Hansen is an educator and artist whose studio practice investigates personal and family memory, nature, and rootedness. She has exhibited in juried and invitational shows at multiple locations in Colorado including the Arvada Center for the Arts, Cottonwood Center of the Arts, Art Students League of Denver and multiple regional galleries. She is a member of Edge Contemporary Art Gallery in the Denver-metro area and has completed artist-in-residences at Ghost Ranch (NM) and Taleamor Park (IN). Mandy holds a doctorate degree in education with a focus on women and gender studies and is certified in forest therapy or shinrin-yoku. She has worked with communities internationally, served as an AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer serving migrant workers, and has taught several art workshops for children in Guatemala. She currently works out of a home studio at the base of the Rocky Mountains.