Sat 11/8 & Sun 11/9 @ 11AM-3PM
Behind Cleveland’s paper arts nonprofit Morgan Conservatory is a grove of trees — the Japanese mulberry known as kozo, which is used in hand papermaking in Japan, which Morgan does as well. The Morgan’s Sam Carboolad Garden is the largest kozo grove in the country.
Each fall, the branches are harvested and the bark is stripped from the branches to be processed for papermaking. And the Morgan hosts a kozo harvest weekend in early November, when it invites anyone who wants to help to take part and learn more about the papermaking process from the very beginning. No experience is needed — they provide the tools and instructions, as well as hot beverages. The event takes place outdoors behind the Morgan next to the grove.
“Enjoy good company and the satisfying rhythm of community work as we steam, strip, scrape, and stir our way through the fibers of the season,” they say.
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