Curio Book Box Workshop: Sunday, September 20th, 11am-3pm
CURIO BOOK BOX / SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, 11am-3pm
Students must be 18+
This workshop takes place at my studio "All The Materials", located on the 2nd floor within the Mural Building at 230 US-1 BYP, Kittery, ME 03904
Curio Book Box Workshop: Please read details thoroughly-
Though I will have vintage books to choose from, I've learned from years of teaching this workshop, what brings the most joy is when participants bring a book* of their choosing - something meaningful to them or something with the "perfect title"...
(Please read below for the ideal size of a book to work with*)
In this workshop, I'll take you through the complete transformation of a basic book to a fully constructed box, while maintaining the book’s structure and creating a secret space.
You'll learn how to gut a book and build the walls to make a box, as well as going through the elements of collage, pertaining to specific dimensions, engineering 3-d elements to include and building in secret messages. The ultimate resulting piece of work can be a curiosity box that holds one’s treasures, or can stand alone as a piece of artwork. The rules in creating this work can be learned and broken within the time of building, so there are many opportunities to explore.
It's always a good idea to think about who/what this Curio Book Box might be for... will it keep your trinkets and treasures to be passed on? will it hold your love letters? maybe it’s a gift for a special someone?
*Books that are at least an 1.5" in width/thickness are best. Bigger is okay, smaller is more difficult: Novels or cookbooks work great, coffee table books not so much. If you want to bring your own book and have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out before the workshop.
All materials for collage and construction will be provided for this workshop
I also highly encourage participants to bring personal items to make their book box exclusively unique. Items can be flat or 3-d, including: old family photos, pages from an old notebook, vintage rulers, fabric from your great-grandmother’s wedding dress, flatware, tiny frames, buttons, the ideas are endless... if you want to use it, bring it and i'll help you make it work!