Positive & Negative Space: Process-Based Image Making with Lauren Krukowski

Join Dieu Donné’s Paper Institute for a three-day workshop held in our Brooklyn studio, Friday through Sunday, August 7–9, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

This experimental papermaking class will explore multi-layered image making with translucent abaca fibers and opaque linen pulp paint. We will build complex, ethereal images using layers of additive and subtractive techniques in sheet formation, pulp painting, watermarks, and wet collage. Participants will be invited to use the positive and negative space in their images to explore transparency and opacity of materials and additive and subtractive techniques. Students will create a series of small-scale experimental paper works. No prior papermaking experience is required.

Dieu Donné’s 2026 Paper Institute workshops are a series of in-depth, hands-on papermaking courses for beginning and experienced papermakers alike with inspiring guest instructors and Dieu Donné’s studio team. Learn more.

The physical demands of most workshops include standing for long periods of time, lifting tools and equipment, and the use of fine motor skills. The papermaking studio is an inherently wet space, which can make the environment warm and humid with wet floors. To ensure safety and comfort, rain boots and waterproof aprons are provided to all students.
Dieu Donné is wheelchair-accessible. Our studios are located on the sixth floor of Building 3 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. We are accessible via two passenger elevators, and there is an all-gender wheelchair-accessible bathroom onsite. Wheelchair users will need DD staff assistance to operate the stair lift outside of our building.
Dieu Donné is committed to making our workshops accessible to individuals with disabilities. We are happy to try to make adjustments and accommodations for students requiring specific support.
If you have any accessibility questions or would like to request accommodations, please email [email protected].

Dieu Donné is the leading non-profit cultural institution dedicated to serving emerging and established artists through the collaborative creation of contemporary art using the process of hand papermaking.

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