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Paper Flower Workshop: Crafting Beauty Inspired by Japanese Prints

Print of a frog on a leaf perched over water with waterlilies in it. A blue iris is in the foreground and another frog is on the shore beneath.
Charles-Louis Houdard (French, 1874-1931), Grenouilles (Frogs), from L’Estampe originale (The Original Print), Album VIII, 1894, color aquatint on simili-japon paper, plate: 10 3/8 in x 15 11/16 in; sheet: 14 5/8 in x 18 1/2 in, Museum Purchase: Print Acquisition Fund, public domain, 2015.13.1
Mar 6, 2025
11:00 am - 5:30 pm
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR
General accessibility

Paper Flower Workshop: Craft Beauty Inspired by Waterlilies
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Imagining the stillness of Monet’s gardens in France, flower farmer Beth Crowley invites you to tap into the calm, to slow down, and to create a water lily out of paper. She hopes the positive force that comes from creativity will help bring energy and peace.

Washi Paper Flowers: Experience the Elegance of Japanese Aesthetics through Paper Artistry
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Create washi paper collages inspired by the beauty of Japanese prints! Using washi, a beautiful and time-honored Japanese paper, layer textured pieces to create unique compositions. This hands-on craft highlights the elegance of Japanese aesthetics through paper artistry.  With Teaching Artist Kanani Miyamoto.