Into the Crypt

Thursday 9:00 - 4:30 $140  
  Ingrid Dijkers      


Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Process and Project - Focus of this class is learning how to achieve a tunneling effect with imagery and clever page cutouts. Student will leave class with confidence to complete book at home.

 

 

 

“Into the Crypt” is a delightfully dark and mildly creepy tunnel book. Pages and pages of cleverly designed layouts using vintage imagery draw you in on to this basically black and white somewhat macabre journey. Imagery provided is black printed on buff paper, but color can easily be added if desired. Based on a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the “Dance of Death” unites all. The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or personified Death summoning representatives from all walks of life to dance along to the grave. Produced to remind people of the fragility of their lives and how vain were the glories of earthly life.

Kit fee of $20 payable to Instructor at class time includes:

  • Precut and drilled wooden front and back page
  • Book binding rings
  • Collage sheet imagery (Black and Buff colored)
  • Sandpaper
  • Wax Paper
  • Use of additional supplies and materials

Students should bring:

  • Prepared pages as per tutorial
  • Off white and black paint – small craft paint jars are fine
  • Pencil and white eraser
  • Elmer’s Glue (or your paper adhesive of choice)
  • Metal Ruler
  • Bone Folder
  • Scissors and/or Exacto knife and protective cutting surface (I prefer scissors)
  • 1” Paint brush – Inexpensive brush from a home improvement store is fine
  • A few sheets of softly patterned off white paper (such as scrapbooking paper)
  • A few sheets of softly patterned black paper (such as scrapbooking paper)

Optional – if you have or we can share:

  • Heat gun
  • Watercolor pencils (If you want to add color to your pages)
  • Cuticle scissors (for cutting out imagery)
  • ¼” chisel paint brush
  • Compass with pencil
  • Your usual journaling supplies such as markers, pens etc.
 

Questions? Email Ingrid at Ingrid@IngridDijkers.com
Website: ingriddijkers.com