Spring 2026
Plant-Stained Paper Workshop
The Grand Course

April 15-18, 2026
Wednesday - Saturday🍃 9AM-4PM Daily

4 Day Workshop - In-Depth Intensive

Open to ALL - MMPS Members AND Non-Members

Plant-Stained Paper Workshop

Step into a beautiful, nature-infused process where flowers and leaves reveal their hidden colors in the most unexpected ways. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll press, bundle, and gently boil plant materials between layers of cotton paper—allowing organic pigments to emerge in soft, spontaneous, and completely one-of-a-kind patterns.

Each piece is a surprise. The results are delicate, layered, and absolutely lovely—perfect for journals, stationery, mixed media work, or even framed as wall art.

Together, we’ll explore how to thoughtfully design your paper layouts using a variety of plant materials including flowers, leaves, and select edibles. You’ll learn what makes certain plants stain beautifully, how textures transfer, and how subtle shifts in process create different outcomes.

This guided experience walks you step-by-step through:

• Selecting and preparing plant materials

• Folding and bundling your papers

• Designing layered compositions

• Boiling three unique paper sets

• Revealing your finished pieces with a bit of ceremony and delight

We’ll also discuss successful plant combinations, variables that influence results, and creative ways to continue exploring this process on your own.

To complete your experience, you’ll:

• Hand-stitch a small book using Rachelle’s signature altered French Link stitch

• Mount two of your favorite pages on mat board, ready to frame as artwork

You’ll leave with your finished pieces, instructional resources for continuing at home, and access to Rachelle Eason’s private Plant-Stained Paper community for ongoing inspiration and support.

This is a workshop rooted in curiosity, creativity, and quiet magic—a lesser-known art form that invites you to slow down, experiment, and discover beauty in the unexpected.

PLEASE NOTE...
Two purchases are required for registration in this Workshop... The Registration Fee plus A Student Supply Kit. Please include both before checking out.

Required Purchase - Student Supply Kit - includes the following...

🌸Teacher Provided Consumable Materials

Fresh flowers and leaves for 3 Boils of Plant-Staining
Vegetable & Fruit elements
Herbs
Special cotton paper 22" x30" (3)
2 Backer boards (1 set) (Reusable for home boiling if desired)
2 Binder clips (Reusable for home boiling if desired)
Mordants
Paper for Grunge
Drying cardboard
French Stitch Templates
Waxed linen thread
Book binding needle
(2) 8.5”x11” mat boards - black
Instruction Overview

🌸Teacher/MMPS Provided Equipment

Metal Pots
Electric burners
Empty gallon jugs & measuring cup
Rock weights
Tongs
Plastic bags
Paper guillotine 
Paper towels
PVA glue
Book Arts tool kits -- synthetic bone folders, paper awls, scissors, palette knives, etc. -- and standard supplies such as metal rulers, brayers, and cutting mat.
Other Equipment

🌸Student Materials

Please Bring… 

-> 8-16 sheets of paper …to use for learning the French Link bookbinding stitch. Paper should be a minimum of 8.5 x11" and will be folded in half. Bring whatever paper that you would like... cardstock and scrapbook paper work great. Two sheets will be used as front and back covers. These practice books will be great to use as journals and sketchbooks, so pick your paper according to your intended use. We will not be boiling on this paper.
-> An art journal or notebook, a pen, and a pencil…for taking notes about the techniques I am guiding as well as begin to compile information for your specific process.
-> An apron…if you would like. We will get a bit dirty handling all the plant elements.
-> A box or tote… for carrying all your lovelies from the week home.

Course Overview...

This course includes a folder of class notes, measurements, and other documentation notating steps in techniques and processes. It also includes a discount code for my online Plant-Stained Paper courses.

Day 1 AM Intro/Design Pages (book) PM Boil, Mock Stitching
Day 2 AM Peel Book 1 & Design Book 2 (individual Pages) PM Boil, Finish Mock book
Day 3 AM  Peel Book 2 & Design Book 3 (accordion) PM Boil & Imagery Exercise & Meaning of Flowers - Stitch Journal
Day 4 AM Peel Book 3 Stitch French Link Book PM Mat 2 pages, Student Show & Share

IMPORTANT INFO

• Plant-Stained Paper: The Grand Course is the most comprehensive Plant-Stained Paper course that I teach. It shares proprietary information and by registering and taking the course, you will protect my copyright. The information contained in this entire instruction set of workshop classes and pdf documents is copyright to Rachelle Eason. This information is for personal use by the purchaser only and may not be reproduced, shared, sold, altered, taught, or anything similar, either for free or for commercial use. 
  
  

• A non-disclosure agreement will follow registration for you to sign and return to Rachelle Eason.

• LUNCH- Bring a bag lunch (refrigerator available) or order in from a local spot! (Each student will be responsible for their own pick-up or arranging together with others.)
  

• Classes start promptly on time. Some days may run a bit later than 4PM depending on the boiling rate of the pots, but you do not need to stay to watch water boiling. 🤣

• Class Registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. They are final with no exceptions.

• Historically this has been a high in-demand intensive course. Please do not take a spot if you are not committed to this learning. 

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Class meets in our studio at

4035 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33813

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Please email with any questions. Rachelle@MarvelousMudPotteryStudio.com

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Please visit RachelleEason.com/pottery to view Rachelle's current pottery and Plant-Stained Paper collection.