If you’re familiar with a pop-up book then your eyes will be in for a treat with the imaginative flagbook. It’s more than a book; it’s a piece of art.
If you’re familiar with a pop-up book then your eyes will be in for a treat with the imaginative flagbook. It’s more than a book; it’s a piece of art.
Created by Hedi Kyle, the flagbook is one of the most popular book art structures. The spine is accordion folded with flags attached creating a pop-up effect when the book is opened. The “flags” can be drawings, photographs or abstract imagery.
This book structure is great for creating special cards for holidays, birthdays or memoirs, or simply as a piece of art.
Join Charlene Asato at Volcano Art Center for Exploring Flagbooks from 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 30 at VAC’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Class fee is $35 for nonmembers or $32 for VAC members, plus a $10 materials fee.
No book binding experience is necessary.
Tools to bring: X-acto knife with fresh No. 11 blade, cutting mat, scissors, pencil, metal-edge ruler, bone folder, glue stick, old magazine or catalog for gluing. Optional: any art supplies such as colored pencils, crayons, photographs for collaging, scraps of paper, scoring board, rubber stamps, or stencils. You’re only limited by your imagination.
Asato avidly pursues book arts, paper arts, photography, calligraphy and doll arts. Her artist’s books have won awards in local and national juries shows.
To register or for more information, call VAC at 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.