This fun and unique workshop will focus on the mechanics of doors, drawers and windows as an integral part of an interactive box structure. Working from excellent models and clear instructions we will explore several techniques for making hinged doors, drawers that slide easily and windows made from unusual materials. These elements can hide and house words, objects, drawings, small books and more. We will also explore the possibilities when using materials like paper sticks, linen thread, metal washers, beads and other common materials to fashion drawer handles, door pulls and feet. The first day of class we will paint wrinkled kraft paper with acrylic paint to use in our projects. Each student will construct a house with a removable roof, hidden drawers and cubbyholes. 

All levels welcome. Some experience with working with paper helpful.

Materials to Bring: 

• Self-healing cutting mat
• Bone folder
• Scissors, small and large
• Bookbinding awl
• Glue brush
• Bookbinding needles or embroidery needles (a couple will do)
• 5 or 6 colors of your choice (except black): Liquitex Soft Body Acrylics: in 2 oz. tubes or 2 oz. jars OR Golden Fluid acrylics: 4 oz. bottles IMPORTANT: Only these acrylics will work for this class. Read the labels carefully to assure you select these specific paints. 
• 6” metal ruler
• Mechanical pencil with extra erasers and leads (#5 or #7 leads)
• 1 or 2 spools linen bookbinding thread, waxed or unwaxed, any color
• X-Acto knife with extra #11 blades or knife with extra snap-off blades
• Tweezers (cheap eyebrow tweezers are fine)
• Scalpel or a few flat toothpicks for inserting glue into small spaces
• 1 or 2 cheap emery boards or a sheet of fine-grit sand paper

If students have, but not required:

• Small stones, seeds, Chinese cookie fortunes, postage stamps, shells, small ephemera, beads (to hide in drawers and cubbyholes)
• Hole punches (2” or smaller) or a Japanese hole punch with nibs
• Pens, pencils or whatever you may wish use to embellish your work

Workshop + Materials Fee: $600.00

Date & Time: Friday-Monday, March 27-30, 2015 | 10:00am-6:00pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Note: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.

About the Instructor | Randi Parkhurst

Randi Parkhurst is a full-time artist and arts instructor. She lives and works from her home/studio in Olympia. Her work features interactive, kinetic book structures made with her own hand-painted papers. Randi has taught at Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Penland School of Crafts, Morgan Paper Conservatory, Focus on Book Arts and elsewhere. Her work is featured in the Special Collections of The Evergreen State College library, the University of Puget Sound library and in numerous private collections. You can find her work published in 500 Handmade Books, Vol. 2 and 1000 Artists’ Books.

Randi Parkhurst’s book arts, boxes, hand painted papers and workshop schedule can be viewed here:

http://www.parkhurstpaperarts.com

http://vimeo.com/7694315

http://vimeo.com/99072761

http://cubbyholebookarts.blogspot.com/