Altered Book Hidden Keepsake Box

~with Diane Bouchard~

Join Diane as she takes you on yet another creative thrill ride. We will start by creating various hand painted papers to use in our collage, including stamping, glazing, texturing and stenciling on Deli paper. To create our "box" we will prepare a vintage book using gel medium, gesso, paints and glazes. We will create a window using mica sheets, add some gold and copper leaf and tape, and hand painted wooden feet will complete our box. We will create a fibre and wire bird's nest to fill our niche and collage the cover using vintage ephemera. You will leave at the end of the day with a stunning Hidden Keepsake Altered Book Jewel Box.

The materials fee covers everything you need, but feel free to bring your own favorite photos or ephemera to be incorporated into your altered book. Please bring a brown bag lunch and your own X-acto knife if you have one!

ABOUT THE TEACHER:
Diane Bouchard is a member of the International Society of Altered Book Artists (ISABA), and the hostess of multiple Round Robin's and Swaps. Diane has been stockpiling vintage ephemera and craft supplies for years and discovered the ultimate method for archiving them - in an Altered Book. Diane teaches Altered Books 101, Altered Books 201 (Advanced) , Artist Trading Cards, Altered Book Hidden Keepsake Box, Beeswax Collage 101 and Beeswax Collage 201 (Advanced) classes at The Nova Studio.

SIGN-UP DETAILS:
Refer to the table above for price, date, time and registration options. Contact us at 510-234-5700 with any questions. Please read the Class Policies & Info Page before signing up.