Creating Art Boxes with Jan Melville (1 day workshop)

Create your own art box using assemblage, collage and mixed media. Jan Melville will guide us as we explore the captivating world of art boxes made famous by Joseph Cornell. Bring along your boxes, curiosities, found objects, collage materials and a sense of adventure!

What to bring:

• Boxes of your choice such as cardboard, wood, cigar or vintage boxes. Boxes can be found at $2 shops, Big W, second-hand shops and antiques shops (Mr Pickwicks in Katoomba is worth a look). Cigar boxes can be found at antique shops (often the Victory Theatre in Blackheath).
• Magazine collage materials or old artworks on paper.
• Found objects (bric a brac, curiosities collected from nature)
• A large UHU glue stick, sharp scissors, nail scissors, tweezers for small pieces.
• Lead pencil and drawing materials.
• Paints and brushes.
• Ruler (metal if you have one).
• Disposable gloves and an old shirt or apron.

Materials that will be supplied:

• Wood glue for found objects