Maker in Residence - Mandy Brannan

This autumn, we welcome Mandy Brannan – a London-based book artist and papermaker - to our Stratford space.

Mandy will be in residence at the Institute of Making Stratford for six weeks, to share her vast, remarkable knowledge of paper fibers and experiment with new, large-scale artworks.

Since the 90’s, Mandy has developed her experimental papermaking practice by combining both Japanese and Western papermaking methods. Through combining traditional bast fibers (gampi and kozo ) with leaf fibers (abaca and sisal), Mandy creates complex patterns and layers influenced by her cultural research.

Institute of Making members can drop into our Stratford workshop Tuesdays and Wednesdays to see Mandy’s work, ask questions about her practice and even join in with some on-the-spot making.

Mandy’s materials-led approach includes gathering and processing found (or specially grown) plant materials, gathered from locations close to her home and studio. From these, she has also created a series of ‘Plant Manuals’, containing plant paper samples, papermaking recipes and plant-based anecdotes for others to learn from.

How to get involved:

Interested in learning more about the wonders of papermaking and book art? Why not...

• Apply to join Mandy’s six-week, in-depth papermaking course here

• Book a 15-minute online consultation with Mandy to talk through a project idea and for the opportunity to book a longer 1-2-1 in person by scrolling down the events page here

• Drop into our Stratford space for a chat with Mandy on Tuesday 5th November, Tuesday 12th November or Tuesday 19th November, between 10:30am-12:30pm. Limited 1-2-1 consultation spots are also available to book following these drop-in discussions.

Find out more about Mandy here:

• Website
• Instagram

Please let us know if you have any access requirements in order to attend this booking by emailing events@instituteofmaking.org.uk.

We look forward to seeing you soon!