Create and Design your own Mobile in the Polish Tradition
Spend a joyful afternoon with artist Paula Hartmann and create your own Polish paper chandelier.
The workshop is designed for beginners and will provide you with all of the tools, inspiration and instructions you will need to start and complete your very first paper mobile. Choose your favourite colours, learn different techniques of folding paper flowers and learn about the history and meaning of this Polish folk tradition.
What people say:
“Hi Paula, just wanted to say thank you so much for yesterday's workshop. It was amazing. I am now obsessed with creating these chandeliers at home. I want to make more and decorate my house”.
“Thank you for such a healing event! I will bring my friends next time!”
“Paula,…I can’t express enough how much I enjoyed the event and the joy it brings me to have this in my home. I’ve already gone to Michael’s to get more material.”
“There is nothing greater than women coming together to create! These beautifully coloured works of happiness fill me with such joy! Can’t wait for the next event.”
**Snacks will be provided
Two sessions are available this spring.
$100/Session
Saturday April 27 | 1:30 - 4:30
Saturday May 4 | 1:30 - 4:30
Spend a joyful afternoon with artist Paula Hartmann and create your own Polish paper chandelier.
The workshop is designed for beginners and will provide you with all of the tools, inspiration and instructions you will need to start and complete your very first paper mobile. Choose your favourite colours, learn different techniques of folding paper flowers and learn about the history and meaning of this Polish folk tradition.
What people say:
“Hi Paula, just wanted to say thank you so much for yesterday's workshop. It was amazing. I am now obsessed with creating these chandeliers at home. I want to make more and decorate my house”.
“Thank you for such a healing event! I will bring my friends next time!”
“Paula,…I can’t express enough how much I enjoyed the event and the joy it brings me to have this in my home. I’ve already gone to Michael’s to get more material.”
“There is nothing greater than women coming together to create! These beautifully coloured works of happiness fill me with such joy! Can’t wait for the next event.”
**Snacks will be provided
Two sessions are available this spring.
$100/Session
Saturday April 27 | 1:30 - 4:30
Saturday May 4 | 1:30 - 4:30
Artist Paula Hartmann is a self-taught mobile maker, crafter and pompom enthusiast currently working and living together with her 11-year-old son in Toronto, Canada.
Her love for mobiles, colours and installations brought her to study the art of pajaki making which originated in rural Poland in the mid 19th century. Pajaki (Polish for “spiders”) are light and whimsical chandeliers made out of paper and straw that start twirling in the slightest breeze.
In her home studio in Toronto, Paula creates different styles of mobiles, pompom art pieces and jewelry. She is hired to create window installations for local businesses and you can also find her giving mobile-making workshops in Canada and Germany to keep these beautiful craft traditions and techniques alive.