Book & Paper Arts Workshops
Decorative Box Making :: Hatch-Top Box (San Francisco, CA)
Handmade boxes are not only lovely, they are also quite useful and can be used to store a range of objects, not just books. Using hard board or masonite and marbled fabric, the instructor will walk students through the basics of creating decorative boxes. Expanding on these primary box building skills, students will learn about more complex functions by adding a hatch-top and bottom drawer. This particular structure also features rounded corners giving a pleasing twist to the standard pointed corner. Everyone will leave with a multi-purpose box that is ready to use.
With it’s rounded corners, top compartment under the hatch lid, and fabric covering, students will find this workshop is a wonderful companion to Decorative Box Making :: Box with Drawers.
Location/Venue: San Francisco Center for the Book
For more info & pictures: https://tinyurl.com/y4su364u
Cost/Fee: $165
Material/Studio fee: $25
Their workshop calendar: https://tinyurl.com/y6xlop3q
Instructor and bio: Pietro Accardi owned a bookbindery in Turin (Italy) for 12 years. He worked for Turin's main public library, Municipal Archives, and University libraries restoring and binding books and he ran his own paper marbling and decorative box making business. Now he lives in Gardnerville, NV.