The Secretary Box  

Instructor: Pietro Accardi (artist bio)

Venue: Online (Zoom)

Dates: Monday & Tuesday, May 12 & 13, 2025 

Time: Pacific Time, 11 AM – 2 PM

Skill Level: Some box making experience helpful 

Class Description: The secretary box features one large bottom drawer, two recessed diagonal drawers, and three niches within a hatch top opening. The box is entirely covered with marbled fabric, dimensions: 10” wide, 7” deep and 6”tall.
Students will acquire a wide variety of skills that can be applied to bookbinding, box making and other fine handcrafts. 

Pietro will provide a wide variety of unique marbled fabric to choose for your box (this is always the most difficult part of the class).

In these two sessions you’ll climb the mountain step by step with Pietro and you will complete a unique decorative box that will beautify a precious spot in your house. 

Class Kits: Class materials kits will be sent by the instructor. Shipping costs of $20 and kit costs of $80 are included in the class price.*  

Class Recordings:
Recordings will be available for one month following the last class in this series, for registered students only.

Class Fees:
Early Enrollment Program (EEP): $280
Member: $350
Non-member: $425

Early Enrollment Program (EEP) is a member only, non-refundable discount. Join SDBA at checkout for reduced class fees.

*International Shipping Note: We adore our worldwide community of book artists! Please, we ask for your awareness that increased costs for International Shipping must be covered by the registrant and paid directly to SDBA. Each individual will be notified of the extra amounts due.

EEP Deadline: March 20, 2025
Registration Deadline: April 20, 2025