CURRENT WORKSHOPS

FABRIC MEMOIR BOOK
Sunday, April 13th
​at The Word Barn

Based on vintage linen folding maps, in this workshop, students will create a folding fabric book that holds the dearest treasures. Beginning with a “blank page” (linen/hemp fabric), we’ll cut and sew and collage; we’ll age book pages and create missives to build a story on individual fabric squares, each one then hand-sewn into your book. We’ll explore different stitches that can be applied on each square.
This is a process-oriented workshop, wherein students will develop their book intuitively by selecting, arranging and putting all the parts together. Sorting through vintage ephemera, either personal or teacher-provided, while we discuss both improvisational and dedicated design concepts to approaching their finished piece.
It can be overwhelming to face a blank template in the time allotted: It’s a good idea to let your mind wander with ideas for this piece ahead of time -- who it may be intended for, or what concepts you might approach. Perhaps it will be a travel journal, or become a baby book, a secret collection keeper, or the history of plants.
Materials provided, though I highly recommend to bring along any of your own meaningful textiles, as well as any letters, objects, personal ephemera that you may have to make your book truly unique.
Other tools you may want to bring along: Glasses, Thimble, Tiny scissors, Needle threader. 
Space is very limited!

SUMINIGASHI  : Japanese Paper Marbling
Sunday, May 18th, 1pm-4pm
San Francisco Center for the Book

​​Deep into Spring is a great time to create gorgeous, magical swirling patterns with the traditional craft of Suminigashi.
Suminigashi aka Japanese Paper Marbling is the ancient Japanese technique of decorating paper with inks.
It is believed to be the oldest form of marbling, originating in China over 2,000 years ago and practiced in Japan
by Shinto priests as early as the 12th century.
Suminagashi (sue-me-NAH-gah-she), which means literally “ink-floating” involves doing just that!
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I would love for you to join in as we use Japanese marbling inks and various papers to create our own unique, swirling beauties that take just a short time to dry and can be used for a multitude of creative projects going forward.  
Participants will leave with their own unique stack of marbled papers.
All materials provided for this workshop
Casual clothes recommended. 
​You may want to bring an apron and your glasses, too!

THIS WORKSHOP IS HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA @SFCB
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registration link coming soon

It's never too late to create...
happenings at the Portsmouth Senior Activity Center

I lead various workshops during the year at the Portsmouth Senior Activity Center. 
​If you or someone you know has yet to join the Senior Center, with all it's activities and good times, get on it!
You qualify as a "senior" if you're the ripe age of 50 and you can live anywhere in NH to join in!
These workshops are always a blast!  
Info at 603-610-4433


 some really sweet things people have shared
about their experiences in my workshops:

the skills that I have learned under Molly's teaching are ones that I am able to apply and incorporate into any of my creative endeavors and her enthusiasm, encouragement and willingness to share "trade secrets" are inspirational. After class my head is brimming with ideas for future projects. - Beth
Thank you for the fun, wonderful,
​magical classes!
You are my favorite art teacher ever! 
The classes were pure joy! -Connie
Molly gives great detailed instructions and fascinating suggestions for what you can do.
I got the sense that she is incredibly excited about doing this and it makes me want to do it to.
​It sparked a lot of ideas for me.    -Lee
Molly is an excellent teacher and she is extremely encouraging
​for those of us that are new artists. - Cindy
...A fun course with lots of incorporated techniques and examples. 
​Molly is a terrific teacher! -Deb
I also appreciated her impreciseness -
it made the process fun!    -Pamela
...the workshop was so inspiring. Molly does an amazing job of creating weekly projects. Her approach is so encouraging and I learned so many techniques. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and looked forward to each week to see what she in store for us. One more thing is that it is pretty cool to see that people from all over can participate together.  - Karen
HEY THERE! 
​The Traveling Postal Club is coming to the
NEWFIELDS POST OFFICE on MAY 3rd, 2025, 11am-12:30pm
JUST IN TIME TO MAKE & MAIL A CARD FOR MOTHERS DAY
& send to whoever "mothered" you in this lifetime!

The Traveling Postal Club

The Traveling Postal Club  is a free -to-all, community, mail-art project/gathering that fellow artist, Anne Baumgartner & I started in 2017.  Past public projects include: "Dear Los Angeles", "Tell Me One Thing" and "Remember This Name"

The ongoing project "Tell Me One Thing" was born out of a wish for wisdom.  If we can't physically be together, we can still let each other know one thing:  an 'i love you' or an 'i baked bread!' or 'did you know dogs can talk?' something that connects you and one other person.  The community comes in when you share that 'one thing, one letter, one person' with the rest of us.  The joy, the wisdom, the one thing spreads out to all of us missing our families and friends...  we can all do our part to lift each other up with one little thing! 

You can see all about our other public/community mail art projects on IG.
If you love mail-art or letter writing and want to make a difference not only in somebody's mailbox, but in someone's day, 
join us in writing to people anywhere, anytime. 

HOW TO JOIN IN VIRTUALLY
Once you've created your mail-art, written your letter or postcard and have it ready to send, take a photo of the front and the back side
(cover-up the address) and tag us on Instagram @thetravelingpostalclub and/or use the hashtag #thetravelingpostalclub 
or send it to us in a direct message (DM)
and we'll share your creativity
​on The Traveling Postal Club Instagram feed for all to enjoy!