Course Code: 26FPE011V
This two-week long, virtual workshop takes place online on Tuesdays, October 27th - November 3rd, from 6PM to 8PM ET
- Tuesday, October 27th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
- Tuesday, November 3rd, from 6PM to 8PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on October 13th at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This virtual class at Center for Book Arts is taught by instructor Shawn Sheehy.
Celebrate the spooky season with a pocketful of cryptids! Join master paper engineer Shawn Sheehy in exploring five pure pop-up strategies that result in small things getting big, and then applying those strategies to five of our most famous cryptids: the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, a unicorn, a bridge troll and a dragon. Using a kit of pre-cut pieces and a small set of simple hand tools, you will build tiny structures in 2" x 2" folios and then house your collection in a novel adhesive-free box. Beginners will appreciate the simplicity of these structures; more advanced folks will enjoy exploring new ways to apply foundational structure.
Required Materials:
- x-acto knife
- bone folder
- tweezer
- PVA
- steel ruler
- microspatula
Self-healing mat
About the Instructor
Shawn Sheehy has been teaching book arts courses and workshops 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. Sheehy’s trade pop-up books Welcome to the Neighborwood and Beyond the Sixth Extinction (both mass-market versions of previous artist books) were published by Candlewick, winning numerous awards. Sheehy served as director of The Movable Book Society from 2018 to 2023. He holds an MFA in the Book Arts from Columbia College Chicago.
All images courtesy of the instructor unless otherwise noted.