Online Workshop | Mechanical Valentines: instructor Shawn Sheehy

Online Workshop | Mechanical Valentines: instructor Shawn Sheehy

Adult Course | Registration opens 12/3/2024 7:00 AM MST

200 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 United States
Zoom-104
All
1/30/2025 (one day)
6:00 PM-7:30 PM MST on Th
$40.00
$34.00
$30.00

Online Workshop | Mechanical Valentines: instructor Shawn Sheehy

Adult Course | Registration opens 12/3/2024 7:00 AM MST

Birds do it, sure, but so do snails and fish! These valentines feature whimsical  animals and interactive mechanisms that encourage you to help them in their quest for love. Join paper engineer Shawn Sheehy in building three mechanical postcards using a kit of pre-cut pieces and simple hand tools. This class is perfect for beginners and anyone looking to explore wheels and mechanical movement with paper.

*Instructor will send participants a kit of pre-cut pieces. Be sure to have your current mailing address on your account.

 

  • Students should have:

  • - bone folder
    - cutting mat

    - strong white craft glue (PVA)

    *Instructor will send participants a kit of pre-cut pieces. Be sure to have your current mailing address on your account.

     

Shawn Sheehy

Bio: Shawn Sheehy’s broadsides and artist book editions have been collected by Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago, The Library of Congress, UCLA, Harvard, and many more. Published by Candlewick Press, Sheehy has created two award-winning trade pop-up books: Welcome to the Neighborwood (2015) and Beyond the Sixth Extinction (2018). He holds an MFA in the Book Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Visit him at shawnsheehy.com