This week we entered the world of book arts with pop-up book design. Who doesn't love the delight of opening a great pop-up book?
As Montreal pop-up artist Natalie Draz says "there's no such thing as a new fold in pop-up design. It's basically all about the remix." Our pop-up session included the classic pop-up fold: the talk box (aka the mouth fold).
Kids and adults alike love the talk box. Because it's easy to make and because it immediately evokes a snapping mouth. It's a great introductory fold because it gently leads our young paper engineers into "thinking with their hands". For pop-up art, the paper must be coaxed into the form.
A talk box might conceal a secret hideout for the reader to discover...
With this page made we started to construct a storybook. Some students want to keep adding pages at home. Some kids added text others preferred more of a comic format, but either way storytelling and design narrative started to merge.
The tale of the mystic Lily Pad
These workshops are made possible by the Toronto Arts Council.
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