FAMILY ALBUM POP-UP BOOK MAKING @ QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY.4 8/02/2021

 

QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY - CREATIVE AGING PROGRAM

FAMILY ALBUM POP-UP BOOK MAKING

Blog 4 8/02/21

Diane shared her “Looking out into a flower garden” pop-up window page she made in last week’s class. She cleverly abstracted the flowers and butterflies seen through the window and added a flowerbed to the bottom of the bright yellow frame. The textured paper she chose for the wall in which the window was placed formed an excellent contrast. The tree and garden scene forming the background was excellently drawn and colored. She shaped a colorful floral display in the foreground. Maureen chose muted earthy tones for her wallpaper. She highlighted the two paned window in darker hues by outlining it with a black sharpie. She collaged the floral display seen through the window and used a large flower which she cleverly cut into an interesting shape for the foreground. We really appreciate seeing our students’ work and encourage everyone to send us a photo of the creations.

Tables and chairs are ubiquitous items, but they hold stories and memories. Your child’s highchair, grandfather’s rocking chair, your school desk, or the kitchen table around which your family shared the evening meal. As today’s lesson is about transforming a simple box into a chair and a table, we warmed up our imaginations and bodies by playing a transformation theater game. Select an everyday object and use it in a different way, for example if this isn’t a magnifying glass what could it be? A fly swatter!!

Parallelograms are all around us, a tissue box, a door and window, a shelf, so we shared some images as a reference and for inspiration. Spica demonstrated how to fold a strip of cardstock into a box and a table. Students personalized their own chair by adding a shaped back and legs. For the table, they could add a round or rectangular top or find some textured or colored paper to create a tablecloth. Depending on the type of table and in which room it was located, students could add food, a vase, or a laptop. 

We revised how to make two V Fold Stands which were glued to the base page. Students selected colored cardstock as their background and revised how to fold, measure, and cut it out. With this as their guide they can design their background ensuring that nothing will just out of the page once it is attached to the back V Fold Stand. We encourage students to collage their background, creating an image of the room for the table and chair. Perhaps a dining room, kitchen, study or even outside in the backyard. Once complete, they decided on which side of the front V Fold Stand to glue the table and the chair. 

Spica created the scene from her wedding reception, held in the backyard of her sister-in-law’s home, with two high backed red seated chairs for herself and her husband, and a round red table which held western and eastern dishes. Karen shared the kitchen in her family home, with a large wall clock sitting above bright yellow cupboards behind a table set with a floral cloth. The chair sat in front of a bookshelf, filled with books and nick-nacks. 

We are excited to see what creations our students will dream up and share!