Paper Engineering

This is a lovely picture of me, don't you think?

Paper engineering is something I have always wanted to try and so I have decided to dedicate my book, the one for "The 2012 Sketchbook Project," to engineering a carousel book. Sounds cool, right? Of course the internet has tons of examples of this, so let me show you a few, if this is something new to you.

The images are dimensional!

The book opens up into a star-shape but when closed, lays flat.

A super cool book by Madeleine Hannes

 My theme is "Uncharted Waters," perfect for this project, as this will definitely be a new experience. Now that you've seen my radical idea for this sketchbook project and you're interested in doing also check out the Art Co-Ops website: http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject. Also the books from last year will be on a "world tour" so check them out when their in your town.
 Some of these dates have already passed but you maybe inspired to enter this year.

February 19 - March 6, 2011	Brooklyn, NY	Brooklyn Art Library 103A N. 3rd St Brooklyn, NY 11211
March 12, 2011 12:00-6:00pm (during the SXSW festival!)	Austin, TX	Austin Museum of Art Located in the Community Room 823 Congress Ave Austin, TX
March 13th, 2011 12:00-6:00pm (during the SXSW festival!)	Austin, TX	29th St Ballroom at Spider House 2906 Fruth St Austin, TX 78705
March 30-April 2, 2011 Wed-Thu, Sat: 12pm - 6pm Fri 2pm - 8pm (Artwalk from 5-8pm)	Portland, ME	SPACE Gallery 538 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101
April 8-9, 2011 Fr: 6:00-10:00pm Sat: 12:00-5:00pm Circulation stops at closing time.	Atlanta, GA	The Granite Room 211 Peters St Atlanta, GA 30313
April 15-16, 2011 12:00-6:00pm	Washington, DC	Hillyer Art Space 9 Hillyer Ct NW Washington, DC 20008
April 28 - 29, 2011 Thursday 12 - 5:30pm Friday 10am - 3pm	Rochester, NY	Mercer Gallery at Monroe Community College Building 12-114 North Atrium 1000 East Henrietta Road Rochester, N.Y. 14623
June 10-12, 2011	Seattle, WA	Form/Space Ateller 2407 1st Avenue Seattle, WA 98121
June 16-18, 2011	San Francisco, CA	Madrone Studios 1417 15th St San Francisco, CA
July 14-17, 2011 12:00pm - 5:00pm	Chicago, IL	Hyde Park Art Center 5020 South Cornell Avenue Chicago, IL 60615
July 29-31, 2011	Winter Park, FL	Full Sail University 3300 University Boulevard Winter Park, FL 32792

I will be at the event in Chicago, so keep a look out!
-C