Keep the art of papermaking alive! We are turning a food truck into a mobile studio to teach & sell our wares all around the Portland, Oregon area.

Pulp & Deckle is a community studio and small business that is dedicated to sharing the art, science, history and craft of handmade paper with others. We launched our small business in the fall of 2012. Over the past 3.5 years we've grown exponentially. Here's a bit of what we've been up to;

-Teaching workshops and classes to hundreds of students

-Making and selling thousands of sheets of paper crafted from recycled materials, plants, and textiles

• Partnering with the arts non-profit c3:initiative to launch a residency program focusing on introducing artists to the medium of handmade paper and giving them a group exhibition showcasing their work

• Providing studio access to artists and students via monthly memberships

• Demonstrating papermaking at farmers markets, maker fairs, and street and craft festivals

• Selling handmade paper based goods and art via our Etsy shop

• Exhibiting our artwork at gallery spaces

• Partnering with other organizations to offer free and/or low cost workshops

If you live in Portland you probably know all about the housing crisis and massive surge in population growth. As real estate prices have risen many artists have been priced out of living and working in this beautiful, creative city. When we started mapping out our future studio plans and toured potential new locations, it quickly became clear that the neighborhoods where we would be centrally located are out of our price range. So we decided to get creative. How can we stay in Portland and afford our operating costs, while staying accessible for our students and clients? WE GO MOBILE!

By turning a food truck into a mobile studio we will increase our community partnerships and have more flexible class offerings for students.