Making Artist Books

What You Will Learn

This course offers students the opportunity to explore mixed-media art practices through the creation of artist books. Students will explore a variety of book-making forms that engage with the concept of transformation. Structures including flexigons, a rotating cube, and a Victorian pocket book will be demonstrated to students in this course. Utilizing one of the book structures, students will create their own unique artist’s books, combining the technical aspects of bookmaking with their own sources of inspiration.
Please see the Course Outline for the required materials. 
Required Student  Materials
? Pencils
? Pens
? Scissors
? Exacto knife
? Bone folder
? Glue Stick
? PVA glue
? Ruler
Recommended Provided Materials
? Yarn
? Beads
? Construction and/or decorative paper
? Extra magazines
? Markers
? Paint (watercolor, gouache, acrylic, paint pens)
? Paint brushes