Yabe Box Workshop

In this workshop we'll make two, possibly three, simple, elegant, Japanese-style folded boxes. The boxes are geometrics, formed from one long sheet of card stock scored and folded to create equal triangular shapes. The form can easily be expanded from a square to a pentagon, hexagon, octagon, etc.

The first box will be made from heavyweight translucent Pergamenata stock, and is meant to be a warm-up to create precise folds and to understand the overall structure and assembly. The second box will be finished with gorgeous Japanese papers. We will create decorative lids using a choice of inlays, onlays, parquetry, wood-burning, colored pencils, stamp pads, corrugated paper, images from post cards, etc. and finish them with beautiful beads or finials. The third box, time permitting, will be a variation by either expanding the number of sides or changing the folds. And then you’ll be itching to make another one. And then for gifts.