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Intro to Paper Art: Creating Paper Food (May)

Intro to Paper Art with Reina Takahashi

Learn paper art techniques while making paper food! In this workshop, you’ll learn basic paper sculpture techniques and approaches to the art form. Through live demos and practice time, we’ll cover methods for cutting, curving, creasing, and gluing paper. Following an overview of approaches to translate a subject into paper forms, there will be studio time to experiment and combine these techniques to create a paper meal of your own. By the end of class, you will have contributed to a paper potluck, created by the class! Each person will walk away with a piece of their own creation. This will be a fun basics class with plenty of time to experiment, as well as a rewarding tactile experience.

This workshop is open to all levels, but participants should be comfortable with learning to use an Xacto knife.

General Tuition: $145
Pay It Forward: $170
Scholarship Tier I (Limited): $95
Scholarship Tier II (Limited): $120

Accessibility –
This class takes place in the San Pablo Community Classroom, located on the first floor. Please email classes@kala.org regarding any  accessibility needs prior to enrolling so we can assess if we are able to accommodate you safely and efficiently.

  • Tuition: $145
  • Location: San Pablo Community Classroom
  • Instructor: Reina Takahashi
  • 1 Classes
  • Saturday, May 17, 2025
  • 10:00AM — 4:00PM
  • $12 Materials Fee - Payable to the instructor on the first day

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About the Instructor:

Reina Takahashi is a commercial paper artist based in Oakland, California. Her paper creations are made by hand and photographed for use in publications, social media, and ad campaigns. Reina has provided artwork for The New York Times, Wired, The Los Angeles Times, and Adobe. She has shown her work at Heron Arts in San Francisco and the Design Museum of Chicago and has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and the Telly Awards. Previously, Reina has co-taught design and innovation courses at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and the d.school at Stanford.