Accordion Houses
Create a small, accordion house book from a single sheet of watercolour paper, then explore layer after layer of mixed media techniques: dyes, inks, collage, texture paste, image transfers, stitching, found objects and more.
Welcome
I hope this class will be a playful exploration for you, as it is for me.
These tiny houses are small and quick to fill, yet they are beautiful objects to keep, give, or return to later.
What We’ll Make
We’ll create a single house-shaped artist book, or an entire village. Each page is a space to experiment with texture, inks, light, and possibility. We’ll work with dyes, gentle mark-making, layered collage, and found objects, letting happy accidents guide the way.
No rules. No pressure.
Just freedom, curiosity, and play.
Make Your First House Today
Small Houses, Big Freedom
Inside the Class You’ll Learn
Build the House – Fold and assemble a concertina housebook
Play with Layers – Stain, stamp, collage, and transfer images using inks, dyes, and vintage papers
Add Character – We add texture, asemic writing, marks, moons and ladders, doors and windows, image and oil transfers, gold, stitching, words, and much more.
Three Distinct Covers – We explore clay, Plaster of Paris, and wood covers.
Included in the Price:
25 Videos
4+ hours of content
Supply List
Workbook
Templates
Music Playlist
Transcript
Lifetime Access
Who is This Class For?
This class is for you if...
You want to reconnect with creativity in a relaxed way
You love collage, vintage paper, and texture
You’re new to mixed media or looking for a fresh spark
You want a project that feels meaningful, not stressful
What Will You Need?
I’ll guide you through every supply as we go, encouraging you to use what you already have.
A detailed list with essentials and easy substitutions is included, no special shopping required.
Why This Class Matters
These houses invite you to slow down, embrace imperfections, and rediscover play.
They’re small enough to finish in just a few days, yet rich enough to become personal archives of ideas, texture and memory, a keepsake or even a practice ground for larger works.
About Jack Ravi
Meet your guide.
I am a mixed media artist based in Scotland.
My work explores memory, time, and the stories hidden within forgotten objects.
In my classes, I invite you to create from intuition, curiosity, and joy. I don't tell you what to do, I try to show you how to look.
The rest is yours.
Ready to begin?
Build your first accordion house and rediscover the joy of making.
Students' Gallery
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Students' Gallery 〰️
Share your creations with a growing community of like-minded artists.
FAQs
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Yes, absolutely! I LOVE seeing what you create. Please feel free to share:
Photos of your work in progress
Images or videos of your final pieces
Short “taster” reels without process
Just remember to mention the course or tag me when you post, it's good practice and always appreciated.
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To protect the integrity of my class and its teaching framework, please do not share:
Demonstrations of my methods or concepts
Step-by-step recreations or “how-to” content based on the lessons
Any part of the course content itself, including sharing your login details with friends or an art group
Work made directly from the class exhibited publicly, entered into competitions, or offered for sale
You are very welcome to share your work on personal platforms (such as social media) and to gift it.
If your creative practice later develops into new work that moves beyond my class, you are of course free to exhibit or sell that independently developed work.
Please do not teach, run workshops, or create instructional content based on this class or its methods.
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While many basic techniques exist in the public domain, the sequence, structure, and concepts I teach are my own intellectual property.
These boundaries help protect my practice and livelihood, so I can continue creating and sharing this work with you and future students in a meaningful way.
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You have lifetime access to all purchased classes, as long as the website www.jackravi.com is live.
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Yes, you need an account to take an online class, and you can only access the class content while logged in.
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No, the videos aren’t downloadable due to copyright protections. But once you’re enrolled, you’ll have lifetime access to all course videos and can return to them anytime you like.
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Due to the easily duplicable nature of digital products, refunds are not allowed on online classes to ensure product integrity and accessibility for all customers.
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