Arts Council is a group involved in the funding and scheduling of all kinds of art-related events around Collins. One such event was a trip to Twinrocker Handmade Paper in Brookston, Indiana. Before the business was established in 1971, no one was making handmade paper in the U.S.; it was all factory-produced. Now, Twinrocker is one of the most popular places to find handmade paper in the country.
During the workshop we were given a tour and demonstrations on how to form sheets of paper. Then we got to be hands-on--and very messy--while making our own sheets of paper, using different paper fibers and colors. There are very specific steps to the process that take quite a while to be mastered, kind of like the steps of a dance.
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