Homage to Square Box

Josef Albers is one of my favourite painters. I decided to customize a MDF box with a "Homage to Square" theme, as a gift to my wife.

Step 1: Step 1

I started with a MDF box. This one cost me $7.

Step 2: Step 2

My box comes with a cover and a "cross", which divides the box interior into four smaller spaces.

Step 3: Step 3

I downloaded a lot of Josef Albers's "Homage to Square" pictures, and edited them, using Adobe Photoshop and CorelDraw. Then, I took them to a printer bureau and printed them on adhesive brilliant paper. It cost around $15. Then, I cut the figures with a stylet.

Step 4: Step 4

Start: I pasted the yellow bands around the cover.

Step 5: Step 5

Then, I put the "Homage to Square" big pictures on both sides of the cover.

Step 6: Step 6

The sides of the box were then coated with the small Albers images, making a continuous band around the chest.

Step 7: Step 7.1

I fixed then, one by one, the background the images and the inner sides ones of the box, creating a visual mosaic.

One down, three to go.

Step 8: Step 7.2

Two down, two to go.

Step 9: Step 7.3

Three down! One to go!

Step 10: Step 7.4

All set!

Step 11: Total Cost: $22. Working Time: 2h.

Happy Whatever, Wifey! I love you!