Twelve boxes, one for each bhava — the twelve houses of a life. Body and self, voice and family, courage and home, work and gain, the things you let go of. Print, fold, and fill each box with a small real object that belongs to that house. A life, held in twelve matchboxes.
Fold the kit
Cut. Cut each piece along the solid lines — one sleeve and one tray per sheet.
Score & fold. Crease along every dashed line. A bone folder or the back of a knife gives a crisp fold on cardstock.
Glue the sleeve. Bend the four sleeve panels into a loop and glue the shaded flap under the lid. The comic sits on top, the name on the spine.
Build the tray. Fold the four walls up; fold the shaded tabs inward and glue them behind the end walls. The quote hides in the floor.
Slide & fill. Slide the tray into the sleeve. Then do the real work: drop in one object from your life that belongs to that house.
cut fold glue
Best on 200gsm+ cardstock. Print at 100% / actual size (no “fit to page”), A4, margins None, with Background graphics on so the comics and striker strips print. One house per sheet follows.
Twelve essays at sreebalakrishnan.in/bhavas — scan or type the address on any box to read its house.