Join us for this unique paper-making workshop with Drew Cameron, of Combat Paper, in the historic Wiggin Gallery.

You can bring your own military issued fabric, though all materials for the workshop will be provided. Take home a handmade sheet of paper, created through this group process. Participants can attend one or both days. Drew will give an overview of the program, and then we'll sit down and make paper together!

24 participants, registration required. Non-registered visitors may observe the workshop.

Join us for this unique paper-making workshop with Drew Cameron, of Combat Paper, in the historic Wiggin Gallery.

You can bring your own military issued fabric, though all materials for the workshop will be provided. Take home a handmade sheet of paper, created through this group process. Participants can attend one or both days. Drew will give an overview of the program, and then we'll sit down and make paper together!

24 participants, registration required. Non-registered visitors may observe the workshop.

Combat Paper workshop - Veterans and Visionaries: Papermaking with a purpose with Students

Join us for an opening reception of a new exhibition in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States as represented through stories and experiences woven within the fibers of the American military uniform. The reception will include a panel program with veterans Drew Cameron of Combat Paper, Martin Lesinksi and John Schneider of the U.S. Armed Services whose paper artworks are featured in the exhibition. 

Students and Faculty at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) participate in a one day papermaking intensive with Combat Paper.

The Baltimore Station turns lives around. We are an innovative therapeutic residential treatment and transitional housing program supporting veterans who are overcoming obstacles to regain self-sufficiency.

Tuesday Night Lecture Series at the Natalie and James Thompson Gallery, San José State University

Basecamp Books and Adventure is a veteran owned independent bookstore in Colorado Springs, CO with one of the largest inventories of used books in the Pikes Peak Region. We also sell new titles, rare, and collectible books. Our goal is to bring bibliophiles and outdoor enthusiasts together in the Pikes Peak Region and beyond to explore more through #BOOKS and #ADVENTURE.

DJD Foundation’s mission and vision are dedicated to the individuals who serve in the US Military, Veterans, and their supporters. The personal narratives and historical truths that emerge through the arts, humanities, and recreation produce resources that nourish the wellness and enlightenment of the entire community.  DJD Foundation is a community-based arts organization that offers free programming for Veterans. Most of our classes and workshops are open to the public. Our mission and vision are dedicated to the individuals who serve in the US Military, Veterans, and their supporters. The personal narratives and historical truths that emerge through the arts, humanities, and recreation produce resources that nourish the wellness and enlightenment of the entire community.

DJD Foundation’s mission and vision are dedicated to the individuals who serve in the US Military, Veterans, and their supporters. The personal narratives and historical truths that emerge through the arts, humanities, and recreation produce resources that nourish the wellness and enlightenment of the entire community.  DJD Foundation is a community-based arts organization that offers free programming for Veterans. Most of our classes and workshops are open to the public. Our mission and vision are dedicated to the individuals who serve in the US Military, Veterans, and their supporters. The personal narratives and historical truths that emerge through the arts, humanities, and recreation produce resources that nourish the wellness and enlightenment of the entire community.

Hand papermaking with military uniforms. Learn about the craft of hand papermaking while using symbolically rich materials. Participants will engage in the entire process including breaking rags and forming sheets of paper. The paper you make can be picked up when dry.
Saturday June 7th, 2025 from 9-11am

Kresge and Pascal Galleries, Berrie Center

Reception March 26th, 5-7 pm

An unusual group exhibition featuring various approaches to the topic of masculinity, including: Media representations and stereotypes, non-binary matters,

"Bro Culture" and Greek Life, military ideals, fatherhood, toxic masculinity, male beauty and the Female Gaze.

Hand papermaker Drew Francis Cameron renders military uniforms into paper. Through workshops and events, he facilitates the pulping process, offering material and space for people to make their own sheets of paper. A former sergeant in the United States Army Field Artillery and an Iraq War veteran, Cameron has traveled with his unusual studio and technique for seventeen years; teaching and working in creative spaces from coast to coast as the principal artist of Combat Paper.

Throughout the years of the most recent American wars, Cameron and his cohort have developed a modality for artistic response through paper, print and book, often creating works from within the ranks of those actively and formerly in the US military.

Cameron’s work has been exhibited internationally. His books and print editions are in numerous public collections and libraries throughout the country including the Library of Congress. Cameron maintains his paper studio and resides in Iowa City, Iowa, a UNESCO city of literature.

Exhibition showcases works created by participants of Combat Paper® project at UNF, a hand papermaking workshop facilitated by artist and Iraq war veteran Drew Francis Cameron that teaches veterans to make paper from United States military uniforms.