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2026 Upcoming Classes

May 2026

Mask-making with paper mache weekend
Dates: 1 full weekend, Saturday May 23 10am-4pm, Sunday May 24 10am-4pm.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
Price: Early-bird rate is $100 through May 8th, $120 thereafter. Materials included.
Registration open! Sign up HERE

June 2026

Quick paper mache masks
Date: Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203.
Price: Early-bird rate is $50 through May 23, 2026, $60 thereafter. Materials included.
Registration Full

Mask by Michele Bass

Decorative masks with DIY paper clay
Date: Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
This is a day version of our paper mache clay "craft a creature" workshop where we'll make the cornstarch-based clay together, and then take a lot more time and care to sculpt our creations.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
Price: Early-bird rate is $45 through June 14, $50 thereafter. Materials included.
Registration open Sign up HERE

CLASS CANCELED: Natural materials mask-making
Dates: June 23-24, 2026
Location: Echoes in Time, Lost Valley Education Center, Dexter, OR, June 21–June 27, 2026

July 2026

Quick paper mache masks
Date: Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203.
Price: Early-bird rate is $50 through Jun 28, 2026, $60 thereafter. Materials included.
Registration open! Sign up HERE

August 2026

NEW! Table-top puppets from cardboard
Dates: 2 full days, dates TBA.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
Price: TBA
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Mask-making with paper mache weekend
Dates: 2 full days, dates TBA.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
Price: Early-bird rate is $100, $120 thereafter. Materials included.
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September 2026

Puppet Camp 2.0 (for Grown-ups)
Dates: Tentatively Sept 18-20 2026.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
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Quick paper mache masks
Date: 1 day class, date TBA.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
Price: Early-bird rate is $50, $60 thereafter. Materials included.
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October 2026

Lantern making with paper and willow
Date: 1 day class, date TBA.
Perfect for folks who want to make a lantern for the Portland All Souls River Procession in early November.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
Price: $75 including materials (LED lights extra)
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November 2026

Mask-making with paper mache: Krampus + Perchta Edition!
Dates: 2 full-days, dates TBA.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
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Learn how to create a unique wearable mask using a traditional paper mache overcast technique. This two-day class offers a much more in-depth learning experience compared to our one day "Quick paper mache masks" class. For the November class we'll encouraging our participants to create Krampus or Perchta themed masks, just in time for Krampus season!

December 2026

Make a Monster / Craft a Creature from DIY Paper Mache Clay: Extended Workshop
Dates: 2 half-days, dates TBA.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
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In this 2 session version of the paper mache clay creature/monster/mini head workshop we'll make the cornstarch-based clay together, and then take a lot more time and care to sculpt our creations. You have the option of making one large or multiple small/ornament-size creations. Then on the second afternoon we'll paint them and add finishing touches. We'll also look at examples on how paper mache clay can be used with mask-making and puppet-building, and how to effectively use florescent paint for blacklight-reactive paper mache clay creations. Recommended for grown-ups and crafty kids 15 and up.

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February 2026

"Make a Monster / Craft A Creature" Pop-Up craft station @ OMSI After Dark: Fantasy & Folklore (21+)
Date: February 25, 6-10pm.
Location: OMSI, 945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214

March 2026

Quick paper mache masks
Date: Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203.
Registration closed

Mask by Michele Bass

Decorative masks with DIY paper clay
Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
This is an expanded version of our paper mache clay "craft a creature" workshop where we'll make the cornstarch-based clay together, and then take a lot more time and care to sculpt our creations.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland OR 97203
Registration closed

April 2026

"Make a Bog Monster / Craft A Swamp Creature" pop-up craft table @ OMSI After Dark: Bogs & Swamps (21+)
Date: Wednesday April 22 (Earth Day!) 6-10pm.
Location: OMSI, 945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Price: OMSI After Dark event tickets $27.00 (15% off for OMSI members). Monster/creature crafting fee is $20, including materials.

Detailed Class Descriptions:

"Make a Monster / Craft A Creature" Pop-Up Mini Workshop

This is a drop-in mini workshop that generally takes 30 mins to complete a paint-ready piece. You will be guided on how to make a simple 3D template from cardboard, then how to use a cornstarch-based paper mache clay to sculpt a unique creature or character face. Recommended for grown-ups and crafty kids 8 and up (with grown-up helper for the younger ones). The clay is an original recipe developed by Wildland Roots.

Age range: 8 to adult.
Duration: ~30 min, not including painting at home.
Tuition: $10-$15 depending on size of creation.
Location: Various pop-up locations in Portland. (Inquire if you are interested in hosting this mini-workshop at your business or event!)

Mask-making with Paper Mache

Learn how to create a unique wearable mask using a traditional paper mache overcast technique. This is a two-day class offered on adjacent Saturdays, that offers a much more in-depth learning experience compared to our one day "Quick paper mache masks" class.

Participants who are unable to attend the second day of the class may be able to make arrangements to attend a make up session, or they can finish the mask on their own.

This class is taught by by professional mask-maker and Wildland Roots Artistic Director Moni Sears.

Age range: 16 to adult.
Duration: 2 sessions of 4-5 hours each.

Quick paper mache masks

This one day class teaches students to create a unique wearable mask using a streamlined paper mache mask-making method that uses common materials including aluminum foil, tape, and paper. Class price includes materials. Instructor is professional mask-maker and Wildland Roots Artistic Director Moni Sears, and the class is based on a technique taught by Bruce Marrs at the Dell Arte School of Physical Theatre in the late 1990s.

Age range: 14 to adult.
Duration: 4-5 hours

Mask-making with Natural Materials

This class teaches students to make beautiful, rustic masks from natural and biodegradable materials including natural fibers and earth-based pigments. It is designed to be taught outside in a natural environment without risk of contamination to local soil and water, and can even make use of local and onsite natural materials such as clay, moss, seed pods and other plant materials.
This mask-making method was developed by Wildland Roots Artistic Director Moni Sears.

Age range: 14 to adult.
Duration: ~5 hours

Photo by Lane Rollins, 2024

Lantern-making with Paper & Willow

Make a beautiful, pyramid-shaped paper lantern using locally harvested willow branches. This method is based on willow lantern-making techniques popular the UK, but is adapted to use materials easily found in the United States. The finished lantern size will be approximately 12"x12"x24" or less.

Class taught by Wildland Roots Artistic Director Moni Sears.

Age range: 14 to adult.
Duration: 4-5 hours

Lantern-making with Paper & Rattan

Make a beautiful paper lantern from natural rattan and translucent paper. Chose either a star or pyramid shaped style. (Students who have made lanterns with us previously have an advanced option to create a globe-shaped lantern). Finished lantern sizes are approximately 12"x12"x3" (star), 8"x8"x12" (pyramid), or 9"x9"x9" (globe).

Class taught by Wildland Roots Artistic Director Moni Sears.

Age range: 14 to adult.
Duration: 4-5 hours

Face-casting

Participants pair up to make a mold of each other's faces using plaster bandages, then use plaster to create a casting of their own faces. These face casts can be used in any of our paper mache or natural materials mask-making classes to build a custom fit mask.

This class is taught by by professional mask-maker and Wildland Roots Artistic Director Moni Sears.

Age range: 16 to adult.
Duration: ~4 hours

Specific Details for Classes at Green Anchors:

Summer classes: Dress for a class in an outdoor location. We have a covered workspace but we are right by the river where it tends to be slightly cooler than the rest of Portland, and sometimes breezy.
Winter classes: Dress for a class in an uninsulated indoor environment. We have a heater but recommend lots of layers especially during cold mornings.
Also we will be using paste and sometimes clay or paint so don't wear your best outfit.

Classes have a 1 hour lunch break, so bring a bag lunch or plan to grab a quick bite up the hill in downtown St Johns.

Class Cancellation and Refund Policy:

For classes that require pre-registration, cancellations made 1 week or more in advance of the event date will receive a 100% refund.

For registrant cancellations made less than 1 week before the event, but more than 24 hours before the event, we can offer you a credit towards a future class to be used within 6 months, but we do not offer refunds.

For registrant cancellations occurring 24 hours or less before the class (or in the instance of your not showing up to the class) you will lose the payment for the class.

If you are unable to attend you can give your spot to a friend, but the same refund and credit policy for your payment applies.

When you register for a class, you agree to these terms.

Cancellations can be made by email (wildlandroots@gmail.com) or text (503-341-9176). Thank you!

In-Person Class Cancellation and/or Rescheduling Policy for Extreme Weather or Unusual Events

In the event of extreme weather, or unusual or hazardous events in the vicinity of Green Anchors and/or North Portland that make it necessary for us to cancel a class in the interests of registrant and instructor safety (including but not limited to snow and or ice storms, flooding, extreme winds, wildfires, or an environmental disaster) we will attempt to reschedule the class and/or offer make-up days to registrants. If it is not possible to find a suitable alternative date for a registrant within 60 days, class tuition and any materials fees will be 100% refunded.

Registration links for currently open classes can be found at wildlandroots.corsizio.com

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