Tuesday, February 18, 2020

BookNook – a bears&boxes piece

For the last few weeks I have been working on several projects at the same time. I completed this one recently, sent it to the recipient and can now share the details of its evolution.

Jay created the basic box – although basic doesn’t necessarily mean simple. It is a concept that I have used previously – where the shelves “close”.

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Here’s a photo of where I began with the exterior treatment of the piece. Some areas are masked off for things to be added later. In this instance, a window, hinges and the title of the piece.

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Applying the texture is a time intensive endeavor mostly due to the time it takes it to dry.

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After the texture is applied and dry on the exterior of the box, I move to painting it. The outside colors coordinate with the scheme on the interior.

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Once complete, I move to the inside of the box. I cut and bend card stock to fit and add it to the inside in a very specific order. At the same time, I worked on the shelves on either side adding paper and paint.

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The next detail I worked on was the upholstered bench window seat. A little tricky with the sizing and the addition of padding and fabric, but it all came together.

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After the exterior and the interior are finished, I move on to the details of the interior. In this case, there were loads and loads of tiny books to be covered and placed on the shelves.

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There were other details as well like the three-dimensional items I created that represent a few of the books that will be on displace underneath the window seat. This bit is for “The Beauty and the Beast”.  Beside it, the makings of a small snow globe for  a shelf.

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Of course, there’s a teddy bear who occupies this BookNook and he reads to his three little friends.

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I also created a couple of shadow boxes that hung on the wall along with a few other pictures, related to some the teddy’s favorite books.

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Here is the one side of the finished piece, BookNook.

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Here you see it fully open.

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Below is the center section of this box.  Making the decisions on where all the items should be placed is one of the most time consuming things.

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In the photo below, you can see a bit of the exterior and how it coordinates with the interior.

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A view of the other side of the closed box with the open shelves.

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This is Kurt who loves books – just like me.

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Thank you for dropping by and checking out my most recent bears&boxes piece.  I hope you enjoyed this window into my process.  Yeah, a bit nuts at times but I’m used to it.

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