Create a pocket-sized collection of pop-up spring wildflowers with its own no-glue slipcase! These seven wild beauties are native to the U.S. and provide seven unique approaches to representing plant structure in paper.
Using a kit of pre-cut pieces and a simple set of hand tools, participants will explore the fundamentals of applied paper engineering as they fold and glue their way to an accordion-mounted bouquet. The no-glue slipcase engineered specifically for this workshop is an added bonus, especially for the binding pros! All levels are welcome.
Please note: This is an online workshop, held live over Zoom. It will be recorded, and the video will be available for eight weeks after the workshop date.
The workshop fee includes a mailed materials kit. Students must supply a valid USPS mailing address at registration. US students only, please, due to high international postage rates and longer shipping times.
Materials to Bring
Materials kit mailed by the instructor
AND
x-acto knife
self-healing mat
bone folder
steel ruler
microspatula
tweezers
strong craft glue (PVA, for example)
About the Instructor
Shawn Sheehy (he/him) 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
"Shawn is a phenomenal instructor. Even with such technical material, he was very efficient and effective in teaching via Zoom. His mastery, passion, and teaching style were very inspirational!"
“Had fun being led through pop-up making instead of trying to figure a pop-up out through reading a book; instruction in a workshop includes warnings of accidental diversions and allows for in-the-moment questions and answers.”
“The whole setup was great. 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.”
Location
San Francisco Center for the Book
375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Registration Policies
Online workshop registration policy: SFCB does not issue refunds. Cancellations will receive workshop credit as long as the request is made before the kits have been shipped (early June). No credits or refunds will be issued once kits have been shipped.
SFCB online workshops are recorded. All registered students will have access to the video for two months after the live class session.
Workshop fee
(includes materials fee):
$175
Prerequisite:
None.
Class session:
Saturday, June 28, 2025
10 am - 1 pm PACIFIC time
If this workshop is full, please click this link to add your name to the waitlist. If a seat becomes available, we will contact you.