So I have this idea of making bunch of paper postcard
sculptures for the Postcard Salon at the Muskegon Museum of Art. My vision is to have 100 different relief
paper sculptures made mostly from white card stock. The postcards have to be
4”x6” but can have any amount of depth. The relief/depth would come from folding and
gluing the paper into loop like shapes.
I think it would be cool, if everyone who wanted to make some would pick
one other color of paper beside white, and throw a snippet of it into each of
their postcards. That way they will be readily identifiable as yours. I can only enter five works so I need some
help getting up to 100.
Here is a photo of one I completed using green paper.
List of materials:
4”x6”
pieces of matt board (up to 5)
Nail or
little hole punch
string
Scissors or
paper cutter
White card
stock
Small bit
of one other color of card stock other than white, I used a medium blue
Glue, Ruler and a Pencil
Step one
Cut matt board to be exactly 4”x6”. Cut a piece of white card stock to be 4”x6”
as well. Label the back of the matt board with Your Name, Title of the first postcard (One of the Hundred #1), and Media (Paper).
Step two-
Mark two holes on the 4” side of the matt board 1/2 “ from
the top and 1” from each of the sides. Poke two holes into matt board (use a
nail or small paper punch). Put of piece
of string through the holes and tie a knot on the front of the card to
secure. This will be used to hang your postcard (I hope).
Step three
Glue the 4”x6” piece of card stock to the front of your
postcard and cover up your string knot.
Press hard to get it sort of flat.
Step Four: Making the “loops”.
Cut a bunch of piece of card stock in
various widths. I started with a 4” wide
piece by 5” long. Fold the ends over to make
tabs and glue one, and then the other tab to the postcard to make a loop. You
can start with one loop like I did or more than one loop in the first row.
Step five: Build off the first row of loops.
Pick one of your various
strips of white cardstock fold one end, glue it down and then without folding
the other end, glue it to the first loop.
Or fold both ends and glue them down to the postcard. Or fold both ends,
glue one to the post card and one to the first loop. Try different widths,
heights, etc. Experiment! See photos for
variations on the theme.
Step six
Remember at some point sneak a strip of your colorful card stock into
the postcard. Just one loop so you can
find yours at the Salon!
Continue on until you come to the end of the postcard,
filling in all the space with loops. I went back over top with some thinner
pieces and did not even fold the ends. I just glued them on.
FINISHED!! (with #1 only 4 more to go!)
Things to know:
-Entries due January 27, 2013 to the Museum (or get them to
me and I will get them to the museum) if you want to mail them: ATTN Post Card
Salon, Muskegon Museum of Art, 296
W. Webster Ave. Muskegon, MI 49440.
See the MMA website for full details.
-You can enter up to five postcards
-Label the back of each post card with
Your Name
Title -One of Hundred #1-5 (i.e. One of the Hundred #1, One of the Hundred #2, One of the Hundred #3 etc…)
Media
-Have a sheet of paper that goes with the postcards that
includes
Your name
Your
address
Your
Telephone number
Your email
address
Titles of
all the postcards
Note that
says Cara O’Brien can pick up my work if it does not sell (if you want me to get them back for you. If you are mailing them and want them mailed back, make sure to include return postage.)
All the postcards will be up for sale during the Salon on
Feb 7 for $30. You get $15 for each that
sells. If they do not sell, I am willing to pick them up for you just let me
know. See the Museums website for all the little details. Unsold postcards need to be picked up by
March 7.
Any questions?
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