Time: Oct 22, 23, 2011, 10am-5pm
Location: Oregon College of Art & Craft, NW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon
Pull a tab. Turn a wheel. Bring new life to your page by animating it with movables! In this 2-day workshop participants will learn the fundamental principles that guide the movables seen in many interactive books published today. Beginning with basic tools and techniques, the workshop will quickly move on to building a series of increasingly complex movable structures based on wheels, pull tabs and other ingenious mechanisms. Participants will leave with a bound collection of 10-15 models. Throughout the workshop, participants will view and discuss the work of commercial paper engineers and discuss conceptual possibilities for movables in their own work.
No experience necessary, though patience is a must!
Workshop Fees
GBW members: $180 (includes materials)
Non-GBW members: $210 (includes materials)
Register for This Class
Contact Shu-Ju Wang, shuju@fivebats.com, 503-245-8177.
GBW members have priority registration through September 10; after that, registration is open to all.
Friday Evening Lecture
Oct 21, Friday, at 23 Sandy Gallery, free and open to the public. More information to come.
About the Instructor
Shawn Sheehy combines paper engineering and paper making with an interest in biology and science to produce sculptural pop-up books. Shawn has taught workshops at PBI, Penland and the Centers for Book Arts in Chicago and New York. His commercial pop-up clients include American Greetings, Pee-Wee Herman and Vintage Magazine.
Some sample models from the Mechanics of Movables workshop:
For more information about Shawn, visit his website.
