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Create your own shadow boxes and dioramas inspired by the work of Joseph Cornell and Betye Saar.  We will look at the work of Cornell and Saar for inspiration and ideas and use a range of materials to create personal and magical artworks. You will learn assemblage and basic sculptural techniques to create pieces that are dream-like miniature tableaux. We will experiment with scale and use a range of found materials, collage materials, and boxes to create tiny worlds. The boxes will be painted and collaged before we add our objects to them.