Material for making these boxes can be found everywhere: junk drawers, garage sales, second-hand shops, used bookstores, in the woods, at the seashore, the dollar store. In this workshop you will build and finish a box with the dimension of 4x4 inch, about 1 inch height, covered with a piece of plexiglas.  The sides of the box and the cover will be covered with book cloth. A ribbon will be attached for closure. These miniature dioramas pull the viewer into a small world full of little wonders. Once the box is finished we will build a simple closure so the box is protected.

Materials to bring:  X-acto knife, cutting mat, small objects to be used in your box, collage items, beads, pearls, coloring pens, pictures.

Workshop fee: $160

Date & Time: Saturday, April 23, 2016 :: 9:30am-5:30pm

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

Note: Please review the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class. If you are registering within 3 days of the start date for this class, please call 415-565-0545 ex.105 to complete your registration 

About the Instructor | Bettina Pauly 

Bettina is living in San Francisco as a book artist and working as a letterpress printer with Kim Vanderheiden at Painted Tongue Studios, Oakland, California. She teaches workshops at the San Francisco Center for the Book, the Academy of Art University and O’Hanlon Center for the Arts. She loves books and boxes both as physical objects and as containers of meaning. She is interested in a variety of folded, sewn and woven structures in which she can incorporate her printing.

Past Student Reviews

"Bettina was terrific, well organized & informative."

"Instructions were clearly given- good handout- nice pace of class, warm & sharing."

"Really enjoyed the class. Looking forward to trying on my own. Loved that we had a beautifully finished project."