Saturdays At Todd: Organic Experiments with Sculptural Papermaking

Organic Experiments with Sculptural Papermaking

A Saturdays At Todd Creative Experience | Todd Art Gallery | MTSU Department of Art and Design
Organic Experiments with Sculptural Papermaking is a collaborative community experience from the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance and the MTSU Department of Art and Design.
Image: Almost Like Home | basket reed, steel wire, abaca paper pulp | Courtesy of Sally Garner
📅 Sat., November 14, 2026

🕘 Time: 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

📍 Todd Art Building, Room 236 | MTSU

🎨 All participants are expected to attend the workshop for its full duration

• Space is limited to 12 participants, ages 14 and above.

• Registration required.
Todd Art Building, Room 236 | MTSU
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1. Sculptural Papermaking Experience

A Saturdays At Todd Creative Experience | Todd Art Gallery | MTSU Department of Art and Design

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Led by Sally Garner, your Experience Guide, a multidisciplinary fiber artist whose sculptural works and installations explore the relationship between humanity and the natural world.

Meet Your Experience Guide

Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sally Garner holds a BFA in Sculpture from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and an MFA in Textiles from Georgia State University. Her creative practice incorporates weaving, papermaking, basketry, and experimental fiber techniques, often combining traditional processes with unconventional and natural materials. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and previously served as the Fibers Artist-in-Residence at Tennessee Tech University's Appalachian Center for Craft. A 2025 recipient of the Artists Creative Fund, Garner brings an exploratory approach to materials and making, encouraging creative discovery through the intersection of art, craft, and nature.

What to Expect

Discover a new dimension of handmade paper in this hands-on creative experience exploring the possibilities of sculptural papermaking. Working with abaca, a natural fiber derived from a plant in the banana family, participants will explore how paper pulp can shrink, stretch, and transform into three-dimensional forms. Experiment with creating simple armatures from wire, reed, and everyday objects, then discover how dipping, stretching, and molding paper pulp and freshly formed sheets can produce unexpected sculptural results. Along the way, learn the fundamentals of handmade papermaking while exploring the creative possibilities of woven and tied basket-reed structures. No two creations will be alike!

Explore the unexpected. Experiment with natural materials. Discover what paper can become.

Educator Professional Development Certificates and Certificates of Engagement are available upon request.
Workshop Registration Policy

Registration for this workshop will close at Noon on Friday, November 13, 2026, and may close earlier if capacity is reached. If plans change, advance notice is appreciated so the space may be offered to another participant.
Images: Left: Suspended sculptural artwork featuring pale pink and white petal-like forms and open basketry. Right: Membrane-like paper stretched across a framework of twigs, reeds, and wire.
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Salley Garner, Inner Bearing, detail
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This workshop is open to participants ages 14 and older. Please contact us if you have questions about future offerings.
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Youth Participation Acknowledment: I acknowledge that participants ages 14–17 may attend without a parent or guardian present. I understand that appropriate conduct is required and that disruptive behavior may result in removal from the workshop. I further understand that, if dismissed early, the participant is responsible for their own transportation and that MTSU, the Department of Art and Design, and Todd Art Gallery do not provide supervision or transportation following dismissal.
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Image: Courtesy of Sally Garner
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Image: Courtesy of Sally Garner
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Organic Experiments with Sculptural Papermaking

Workshop Registration Policy

2. Participant Registration Information

3. Workshop Participant Contact Information

4. Emergency Contact Information

5. Workshop Reservations

6. Stay Connected with the MTSU Department of Art and Design