1:144 Vintage Diner Vignette Fran Sussman Friday

1:144 Vintage Diner Vignette 

Instructor: Fran Sussman (A)

Friday 
9:00am –5:00pm 

The prototypical US diner from the early and mid-1900s, with its traditional steel exterior and slightly garish interior of black and white tiles, stainless steel, and bold splashes of red or green, are iconic. In this class you will focus on building and fully furnishing an interior vignette in classic diner style. Students will start with a mostly assembled vignette structure. Then students will lay individual black and white floor tiles, put in wall paper, and scratch-build a counter and stools, a table and chairs, and other furnishings. You will have ready-to-use bottles, plates, breads, and baked goods you can add to the shelves or counter.

Under the instructor's guidance, students will work with a variety of materials, including hardwood, styrene, soft metal castings, Yupo paper, and wallpaper. You may find a new glue or other idea to add to your mini supply arsenal. Good fine motor skills and patience are helpful, although alternatives to the more difficult steps will be offered. You’ll be surprised at what you can do! Approximate finished size is 1" wide, deep, and tall.

TOOLS TO BRING: Good magnification and lighting appropriate to the scale are essential. Students should bring an extension cord if your lamp is not battery operated. The instructor will have supplies that you can borrow/share, but it would be helpful if you could bring a craft knife with a fresh sharp #11 blade, cutting mat, fine tweezers and a pair that is not so fine, a small assembly jig (at least 2” in one dimension), several small brushes (at least one #0 and a fine detail brush, such as #10/0). All other materials and tools will be provided. Bring a sharp pencil or mechanical pencil.

Max. Students: 10

IGMA Members $144.00/ Non-Members $154.00