The Second Life of Paper
And other sundries. Turning practice paper, experiments, scraps and would-be castoffs into things worth keeping, giving and showing off.
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Calligraphers have a particular problem. We make an astonishing amount of beautiful garbage.
Practice sheets.
Warm-up strokes.
Alphabet after alphabet.
That gorgeous wash of colour with the one letter that went spectacularly wrong.
The piece that was almost good enough.
The scraps.
The experiments.
The "I'll keep this because surely I can do something with it" pile.
Turns out, you can.
Join Janet Murata for The Second Life of Paper, an eight-class creative series devoted to turning practice paper, experiments, scraps and other would-be castoffs into things worth keeping, giving and showing off.
And we're starting just in time for Christmas.
From Practice Paper to Christmas Ornament
Before you buy another box of ornaments... discover what your scrap pile has been waiting to become.
Scraps, reimagined
The full schedule
Nothing goes to waste
Every warm-up stroke, every "almost good enough" wash of colour — Janet will show you what it can become, one month at a time.
Drop in for one, or commit to the year
- Live class with Janet Murata
- That month's upcycling project
- Stands completely on its own
- All 8 live sessions with Janet
- A full year of upcycling projects
- That's $376 individually — you save $129
Janet brings a practical, no-pressure approach to making — helping students see the beauty (and possibility) in the scraps they'd otherwise toss.
Give your scrap pile a second life
Spots are limited to keep the class personal — grab yours before it fills up.
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