The Ripple Experience: A Botanical Book from One Sheet
One sheet of paper. Leaves, color, a few unexpected marks. Then some cuts and folds, and what was one surface becomes a little book.
This morning, we’ll explore botanical shapes and textures, printing and layering on paper before folding it into pages.
There’s room to experiment, cover something over, follow a detail you hadn’t planned. You might add words, or let the colors and marks hold what you want to keep.
A Ripple Experience is a small, facilitated gathering built around making with your hands and the conversation that unfolds alongside it.
I’m Mansi, and I guide both. For a couple of hours, you can set down the responsibility of knowing what happens next and let someone else hold the room.
I’ll offer prompts and guide the making. No art experience is needed. There’s no model to copy, no technique to master, and no expectation that what you make must be good. Your hands have something to do, so the conversation can pause, wander, or go somewhere unexpected.
You can talk, listen, pass on a question, or keep your thoughts to yourself. No one will ask you to explain your piece or share anything you’d rather keep private.
You’ll leave with a small botanical book made from one sheet of paper, holding a little of your morning at the table.
The photograph shows one possibility for the colors, layers, and botanical marks we’ll explore. Your paper will become a small folded book, taking its own form.
Saturday, April 24, 2027
10 a.m.–noon · Los Altos, California
$160 · Up to 8 people
All materials and light refreshments provided.
Venue details to follow.
Come on your own or with a friend.
Public experience registrations are nonrefundable, but you may transfer your spot to another person. Please email mansi@maansee.com with their name 48 hours before the gathering. If I need to cancel, you may choose a full refund or move your payment to a new date.
Please share any accessibility needs when registering so I can discuss what the venue allows and adapt where I can.