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Squash Blossom Boxes
November 3, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
$213.00An In-Studio Workshop!
Sunday, November 3, 10:30am-4:30pm
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About this Workshop:
Participants will learn how to make a Squash Blossom Box, sometimes called a Lotus Blossom box—a fun little decorative box that can hold jewelry or other small keepsakes. Students will learn how to cut and fold the basic box pattern, cover the blossom form with paper, and adapt the box to multiple sizes. We will make 2 small boxes and decorate lids in various ways.
Level: Beginner – no experience necessary
Registration extended through October 27, 2024. Material fees are included with your registration to cover the supplies provided in class. Students may need to gather/purchase additional materials for class (see the materials list below). This list will also be provided with the registration confirmation email.
Sample images by Nathalie Ryan
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $52 materials fee which covers all of the needed tools and materials for class. Students are welcome to bring the following optional items:
- Personal apron (we’ll have extras) or wear clothes that can get a bit messy with glue
- Any interesting/decorative paper that you would like to use on your box
- Any personal bookbinding tools you’d prefer to use over the classroom set: Teflon bone folder, utility knife, and scissors
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Nathalie A. Ryan is an educator, artist, writer, and musician, enjoying life in DC by wandering, wondering, and experimenting. Since 2002, she has led public programs at the National Gallery of Art and facilitated Professional Development Workshops for K-12 Educators at Harvard Project Zero. A certified mindfulness meditation facilitator and advocate for the role of the arts in nurturing cognitive, social-emotional, and ethical dispositions, Nathalie believes in the power of the arts to help people slow down, notice the world around them in new ways, spark curiosity, and deepen connection with oneself and others.