For this workshop, we were tasked with getting a matchstick box and creating art with it.
Here are some examples of ways you can use matchboxes for art:
To make my matchbox design, I first went around my house and found this old matchstick box. I removed the matches and used the box itself for the art. On this specific matchstick box, there’s a picture of a cake so, I decided to include that in my design. The back of the box has a picture of a fire burning, so I considered using that as a campfire design, but I preferred the birthday idea since that fits the theme of nostalgia more. Speaking of the theme, I think this box itself fits the theme well, since it’s the old box of matches that my mum would use to light our birthday cakes when me and my brothers were younger.
I cut out a piece of paper to cover everything except the cake on the front, then drew small lines on the white paper. They were supposed to be confetti, however they also look like sprinkles on a cake, which I think I prefer since it fits with the cake on the picture.
I felt like it was a bit plain, so I decided to add things on top of it. I first drew some balloons and glued the string under them so they looked like they were attached to the string. I tied the string and stuck it to the back of the box, which I also covered in paper. I figured that something 3D would look amazing with the matchstick box, so I made some 3D cubes from paper that I coloured in with markers which are something I don’t usually use in art so it was nice using them. I might try them out again later on in the project. I used the remaining string to tie them up like presents and stuck them to the box.
Overall, I love how this turned out. Before this workshop, I would have never even considered using matchstick boxes in art so I’m glad we did this since it’ll help with coming up with ideas outside of the box that I would never have thought of otherwise.
Here is how the box looked at the end.
