"Birds of a Feather" Mechanical Puzzle Book

"Birds of a Feather" Mechanical Puzzle Book

May 13, 20, 27

Tuesday 6:00-7:30 PM EST (6:00 - 8:00 PM on the 27th)

$185 Includes materials kits mailed to your house

Instructor: Shawn Sheehy

Zoom (this class will be recorded)

Build a book of colorful, whimsical mechanical bird puzzles—then try to solve them!

Quick! What’s a figure of speech that involves birds? (Take another look at the workshop title if you need a little help.) This whimsical collection of moving images features nine different bird idioms; the movable mechanisms provide the clues that will help you solve the idiomatic puzzles. You will build each using a simple set of hand tools and a kit of pre-cut pieces, and ultimately bind the set into a tidy book. All levels welcome.

This is a 3 part class to complete all the bird puzzles. 

May 13 - Turkeys, Owls, Lovebirds

May 20 - Finch, Swan, Jays

May 27 - Pigeon, Ducks, Robin, and binding for those taking all 3 classes

Classes can also be taken as individual classes.

Take all 3 together and save $40!

Supplies needed by participants:

• bone folder
• strong white craft glue (PVA)
• self-healing mat
• x-acto knife
• microspatula
• tweezers

NOTE: 

We set our pricing to pay our instructors a fair wage and cover materials, but one of FBAC’s goals is to give access to the experience of all things bookbinding and printing to anyone who is interested. If you or someone you know would like to participate in a class but do not have the funding please reach out to contact@frederickbookarts.org and we will do what we can so no one has to miss out on the experiences we offer.