Advanced Paper Circuits with Paula Te

Ready to push your illuminated art further? This advanced workshop builds on basic circuit skills.

This advanced workshop builds on basic circuit skills to create sophisticated multi-LED installations with advanced switches and diverse conductive materials.

You'll explore multiple kinds of LEDs, experiment with advanced interaction mechanisms, and develop a personal reference guide of conductive materials and techniques. Perfect for artists planning ambitious light-integrated projects or anyone ready to expand their technical toolkit.

What You'll Learn:

• Set up complex circuits with multiple LEDs and multiple inputs.
• Explore advanced switches like pressure sensors and other resistive materials.
• Develop a swatchbook of conductive materials and paper circuit techniques.

What You'll Make:

A swatchbook documenting various conductive materials and their properties, plus a complex multi-LED paper circuit demonstrating advanced techniques. You'll leave ready to tackle ambitious illuminated projects.

What's Included:

All materials including multiple LEDs, components, a variety of conductive materials, and papers. Tools and expert instruction provided.

Perfect For:

Artists planning complex illuminated books or installations, paper engineers wanting technical depth, designers creating interactive pieces, or makers ready to level up their circuit skills.

Prerequisite: Completion of our Paper Circuits workshop OR prior experience creating basic LED circuits. You should be comfortable with basic circuit concepts and using conductive tape.

Class size limited to 4-6 participants for personalized instruction.

Paula Te is a multimedia designer & researcher working at the intersection of craft, learning, and community.  A believer of bridging cross-cultural connection through sustainable community craft, she helps organize the Digital Naturalisms Conference and is currently helping with the Gathering for Open Science Hardware 2026. She has been exploring narratives on the Chinese-Indonesian diaspora in collaborations on projects like Born A Problem and 50years.today. 

Paula currently resides in Duwamish, Seattle, Washington state.  In her day job she works at a cooperatively owned tech worker coop and teaches classes about design with electronics & digital fabrication.