We focus on sharing the art, craft, history and science of paper as a creative medium.Founded in 2012, we offer workshops, demos, lectures, custom orders, retail goods and an artist in residence program. We provide artists and paper enthusiasts with technical expertise and access to an adaptive hand papermaking studio. Pulp + Deckle is owned and operated by Jenn Woodward and Gary A. Hanson.
We are a home based small business in Oregon City, Oregon. |
Jennifer J. Woodward
Co-Founder & Lead Instructor Jenn Woodward (she/her) is a visual artist, educator, and non-profit fundraiser living in Oregon City, OR. She makes drawings and installations, working extensively with handmade paper. Her art explores the transformation of local and sustainable materials such as plants and used fabrics and is grounded in the experiences she has within the natural world. She is interested in the intersection of plant, animal, and human lives and how we can be better neighbors to one another. She attended HSPVA, an arts high school in Houston, TX, earned her BFA from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY and her MFA at the Tufts University + School of Museum of Fine Arts MFA program in Boston, MA. Over the past 18+ years living in Oregon she has taught, exhibited and lectured at locations throughout the state. She is currently the Development Manager at the non-profit Leach Botanical Garden, has served on several boards, and other volunteer roles including a 2 year appointment on the Oregon City Arts Commission. For over 12 years she has collaborated with her husband as the co-owner of the hand papermaking studio, Pulp & Deckle. Jenn is passionate about lifelong learning, and contributing towards environmental and social justice. Gary A. Hanson Co-Founder & Studio Coordinator Gary assists with studio production, demos and workshops when not at his full-time job at Cash App. He's a sci-fi aficionado and technology lover, with a brain for creating logical and efficient systems. Growing up in upstate NY, and spending a few years in Boston, he's an East Coast transplant that feels like he's found his home in Oregon. For the past several years he has been collaborating with Jenn to create handmade paper artworks utilizing local plant fibers focusing on abstracted forms. He enjoys spending time with our cats and chickens, and doing audio production work for the interview podcast Paper Talk, hosted by Helen Hiebert. |