Making parties, born 2026

Community + making + parties / offered free & by contribution

Open to the public Mondays 5-9 pm & Saturdays 12 noon-5 pm summer 2026 (closed 7/4 & 8/15) letterpress book arts studio

91 Beverly Hts, Middletown, CT: in first/upper of two mill bldgs, top of wheelchair ramp. No A/C. Ceiling fan, many large windows open, next to mill pond

several people making stuff and having fun at a making party — **Art jams, here in my studio — are for folx curious about experiences**
***in community with others who love making art with paper***
***Stay tuned to these events*** **via google calendar**

**An improvisatory environment**

**(No A/C. Large open windows & ceiling fan)**

**Maya’s impromptu lamp shade**! Transforming sheets chosen from the piles of **available paper,** including: a letterpress ink gradation from making temporary, a cyanotype (deep blue, at center), and a press-clean-up-ink sheet, before cleaning rollers

An array of markmaking supplies, helpful tools & equipment

**Learning from each other, experimenting collaboratively and/or solo, sharing skills, laughing**

Starting with a pastepaper from available paper piles, Jared drew a blue winged bat, and began pondering the next step

Starting with a piece cut from a large drawing by https://www.instagram.com/lollouanne/, I went to Typewriter Blissland then added more shapes & colors.

Featuring plenty-o’ paper with mileage

(pre-printed or otherwise marked; who wants to start with a blank canvas?)