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Create a variety of functional art that celebrates a love for books, language, and visual storytelling through word and image.
First we will make all kinds of fun and beautiful hand painted, stamped, sprayed, and wildly decorated papers. Then use these handmade papers to create your own special books and other items. Each student will carefully plan and bind a unique one-of-a-kind pop-up art book called a ‘flag book’ which tells a visual story with our own photos or drawings. Then we will set our wild side free and explore the art of creating altered books. We will touch on topics such as what it means to make an ‘artist’s statement’ and explore the deeper meaning, impact, and purpose of art and how it affects culture.
With our beautiful papers we will also make boxes, cards, homemade stationary, and little hand-bound books. Other
possible activities include exploring the art of Ex Libris, creating our own personal bookplates, and learning a bit
about the history of (private) libraries and the power of the written word.
Have fun creating ‘mail art’ and reviving the art of handwritten correspondence (great way to put your new calligraphy skills to use too). We will look at award winning decorated envelopes form international artists for further inspiration. We may even be able to participate in an artsy envelope exchange with other art students on the mainland or abroad. The fun and skill gained in this workshop can be used over and over again in the future.