It's that time of the year again...End of Term Test!
Not to be boastful, but even though I usually fare well in these tests, I still dread these days of exams and evaluations. Nobody likes tests, not even those who do well!
The art exams are usually the most taxing, because you have a strict time limit in which to draw, paint or sculpt something that you really have to pray, happens to look good in the end. Art requires skill, unlike stupid subjects like Maths which you can easily copy the answers from your adjacent friend.
But onto the topic at hand; this time for art exam, we were asked to make a Passport holder of specific dimensions out of leatherette. To make it even more challenging, we were not allowed to sew. We had to craft an authentic looking passport sleeve from scratch, using the technique of punching and lacing!
Now you readers might not know this, but it is incredibly difficult to punch through leatherette, and for this assignment, we had to punch through two layers of material at the same time!
Furthermore we were assigned a time limit, of three hours. Was it even possible? Let's find out:-
To make our jobs easier, were were allowed to carry a template with us into the exam room. The template was a basic out line of the 'net' of the passport, make out of Bristol board:-
From here, all you have to do is use the template to cut out the net of the Passport holder, then fold along the lines of the template, gluing the overlapping corners. You should end up with something like this:-
As you can see in the pictures, I incorporated the punching and lacing technique on the edges of the item.
This is not only intended to hold the Passport holder together, but also to enhance its visual elegance.
I was very pleased with myself to accomplish this over a 3 hour time period and needless to say, I got full marks for it! Maybe I might try doing some more leather work in the future.
Until then fellow bloggers......
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