Cabinet of Paper Mechanical Curiosities encore Online Workshop

 Registration is closed for this event

December 11th, 2020 5:00 PM

  • Instructor: Shawn Sheehy
  • Workshop Type: Arts
  • Workshop Status: Closed
  • Workshop Start: December 11th, 2020 5:00 PM
  • Workshop End: December 20th, 2020 12:00 PM
  • Sessions: 6

There are six class sessions: Friday, December 11, 5-7pm; Saturday and Sunday December 12 & 13, 10am-12pm; Friday, December 18, 5-7pm; Saturday and Sunday December 19 & 20, 10am-12pm Pacific time.

Consider five small shallow boxes, each folded from a single sheet of heavy stock. Imagine binding these drawer-like boxes into something reminiscent of a book block, complete with its own cabinet-like case. Inside each of these boxes you construct something mechanical from paper that can be used many ways. You have just built a Cabinet of Paper Mechanical Curiosities—a 4D Whitman’s sampler of movable delicacies, made entirely with paper.

This workshop removes the restraint of FLAT from the codex page. The first box explores movable paper engineering fundamentals. By adding a sculptural component, the second amplifies a model from the first box. The third is a tiny automata. The fourth contains a classic crankie. The fifth box employs a shutter structure to mysteriously bring an object into view. You will make this movable mechanical magic out of little more than card stock, glue, and simple hand tools. Both paper engineering beginners and advanced practitioners will be accommodated and challenged by this material.

Registered students will receive a kit of pre-cut paper pieces mailed by the instructor so that class time will be devoted to assembly rather than cutting.


Materials to Bring:

X-acto knife/blades/cutting mat, microspatula, tweezers, bone folder, cutting edge or ruler, scissors, awl, pencil, PVA adhesive, 1/4" 415 tape.

Students will receive a kit that includes all necessary consumable materials.

Workshop Fee (includes kit fee): $375

Date & Time: 6 sessions :: Friday-Sunday, December 11-13 and 18-20, 2020 :: See description above for class times

Location: Online via Zoom

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

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP TO ALLOW TIME FOR KITS TO BE SHIPPED.


About the Instructor | Shawn Sheehy

Shawn Sheehy has been teaching book arts courses and workshops on the national level since 2001. His broadsides and artist book editions have been collected by such prestigious institutions as Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago, Library of Congress, UCLA, and Harvard. His pop-ups have been featured twice in both Hand Papermaking magazine and Vintage magazine. Sheehy's trade pop-up book Welcome to the Neighborwood (a mass-market version of his artist book) was released in 2015, winning numerous awards. The mass-market version of his artist book Beyond the Sixth Extinction was released through Candlewick in October 2018. He holds an MFA in the Book Arts from Columbia College Chicago.


Past Student Reviews:

“The whole setup was great - 3 x 2h slots is a perfect length to maintain a focus ... The content of the workshop was a good level too - I am a pop-up novice but felt I could manage to follow along quite easily.”

"This was a fantastic experience. Shawn is the best. He is knowledgable and so patient."

“Shawn's expertise and his excellent ability to convey that knowledge.  Getting a fantastic end result was also a big plus. The best best workshop I have taken on Zoom.”

Online Via Zoom
CA
United States