Mini-Workshop:
Jacob’s Ladder Construction
Saturday, October 29, 2022, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Pt. Defiance-Ruston Senior Center, 4716 N. Baltimore Tacoma
Instructor: Jan Dove
Please Note: Covid Protocols apply to this workshop! The instructor and all participants and must be vaccinated for Covid19 and wear a mask during the workshop. Be prepared to show your up-to-date vaccination card.
Space is limited to 12 participants
Registration is required
Skill Level: All levels are welcome
Member Fee: $35.00; the fee includes a $15 materials fee.
Registration is now open!
Location: This workshop is in-person at the This location has off-street parking and is ADA compliant.
Workshop Description: A Jacob’s Ladder is a folk toy consisting of blocks of wood woven together by ribbons. When the ladder is held at one end, blocks appear to cascade down the ribbons. This effect is a visual illusion which is the result of one block after another flipping over. Our Jacob’s Ladder is built of mat board blocks and has the added effect of appearing to magically switch between two different images.
Participants will investigate the mechanics and construction of the Jacob’s Ladder. Participants will leave with at least one functioning Jacob’s Ladder that displays two contrasting images in correct sequence.
About the Instructor: Jan Dove is a generic artist who likes to make prints and fold paper. She earned her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she first learned about artist books. She loves puzzles and stories and they find their way into her mental drawers of photos, drawings and other digital elements.
She currently lives in Port Angeles and she serves on the Board of Directors for the Port Angeles Fine Art Center. To find out more about the artist, visit her website or contact her directly at jan@jandove.com
Participant tools and materials to bring to the workshop:
- Two contrasting images (prints, magazine images, drawings…) to cover an area of 5.5” x 22” each (plus an optional second set of images, in case you finish early and want to try another!)
- Exacto or your favorite brand cutting knife
- straight edge
- bone folder
- glue (PVA or Elmers is ok)
- glue brush 1”
- water cup and rag for glue brush
- cutting mat, 9”x 12” or larger
- optional: paint brush for acrylic paint 1/4” -1/2”, flat
- optional: heavy brick wrapped in paper. (Instructor will bring several to share but there are not enough for everyone to use at the same time.)
Questions? Contact: Jan Dove, jan@jandove.com
Administrative type questions contact Dorothy McCuistion, dorothykmc@gmail.com