Past eventFri., March 13, 2026, 2–5 p.m.
$250 | Includes three workshop days: March 13, 20 & 27
Education and Visitor Center, Steven’s Classroom and Kitchen Garden
Guided by artist Jenna Bonistalli, participants will learn about the history of papermaking through visits to the Library and botanical collections over three days, culminating in the creation of their own paper from various plant materials.
Day one: March 13, 2026 at 2 p.m. | View Library archival material to learn about the history of papermaking and see examples from the collection, then prepare and process plant material for papermaking.
Day two: March 20, 2026 at 2 p.m. | Work with kozo (paper mulberry) to make sheets of paper in the Nepalese style, hand beating the fiber to form individual sheets. If papyrus is available, participants will create a sheet or two as a group.
Day three: March 27, 2026 at 2 p.m. | Participants will make sheets of paper from a banana plant harvested on Huntington grounds. Depending on the amount of fiber available, participants may also blend the material with cotton or abaca. The class will work in groups to collaborate on pressing and drying the paper.
For questions about this event, please contact publicprograms@huntington.org.
All supplies and materials are included for participants to make several kinds of paper. Courtesy of Jenna Bonistalli.
For questions about this event, please contact the Public Programs team at publicprograms@huntington.org.
Top image: Handmade paper made from banana, kozo, recycled cotton, and abaca. Photo by Aaron Spoto. | The Huntington, San Marino, California.