826 A.B. & C.: Art, Books, and Creativity

 Gr 9-12 | 1.5 Credits | Quarter-Long | 5x per Cycle

Tap your creative skills and learn how to make unique and personal artists' books. This course is perfect for new and repeat students interested in exploring the rich tradition of bookmaking from cover-to-cover. Instruction in A.B.C. covers the history of bookmaking, creative sketching and writing exercises, and the fundamentals of bookmaking and book arts using a variety of techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore techniques in bookbinding and bookmaking, including: folded and sewn structures, pop-ups, sculptural, Japanese stab binding, collage, transfer, monoprinting,  and simple block printing techniques for creating images. 

This class can be taken more than once. 

Essential Skills:

• Skill 1: Process

1A: Planning 1B: Time Management  1C: Experimentation and Revision

• Skill 2: Product

2A: Use of Media/Tools  2B: Composition. 2C: Artistic Voice  2D: Visual Synthesis

• Skill 3: Response

3A: Written Evidence  3B: Art Criticism  3C: Presentation