Calligraphy Dancer illustration by Stacey Ford

Book Arts Course Information

Fall 2009

Winter 2010

Spring 2010

Class Schedule

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Fall 2009 Books Arts Course Information

These courses are offered under the subject and number, ART 408, unless otherwise noted.

Mapping the Personal

This course is about our individual journeys and personal travels from birth to the present. Students will present their story in the form of "personal mapping" by creating works that look at physical places, memories, and feelings of the routes they've taken. These works of art will be in any of the following techniques: monotype printmaking, watercolor painting, collage, or drawing. Students will bind their works together into a Japanese style book, creating an atlas of their personal world, a continuing unfolding of a particular life.

Instructor: Thirza Kotzen
Dates: Mondays and Thursdays, October 19–November 19,
and Saturday, November 21
Time: Mondays and Thursdays, 6:00-8:50 p.m.;
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–4:50 p.m.
CRN: 16693 (undergraduate); 16694 (graduate); ART 408/508
Credits: 3
Cost: $645 (undergraduate); $945 (graduate)

Fundamentals of Color

Using a series of specific projects, students will learn how to mix, dull, brighten, and match colors. This course will also explore the interaction of color, an essential part of the visual arts.

Instructor: Miriam Kley
Dates: Tuesdays, October 6, October 13, and October 20
Time: 6:00–8:50 p.m.
CRN: 16619
Credits: 1
Cost: $300

Children’s Books: Story

Students will write or choose a story and create thumbnail sketches for the design of a book. This course will also examine the contribution of rhythm and color to book design.

Instructor: Miriam Kley
Dates: Tuesdays, October 27, November 3, and November 10
Time: 6:00–8:50 p.m.
CRN: 16620
Credits: 1
Cost: $300

Pop-ups

Students will study the basics of paper engineering, as well as eight simple techniques. Students will use paper engineering in combination with paint and other media to make cards, posters, and illustrations.

Instructor: Miriam Kley
Dates: Saturdays, October 31 and November 7
Time: 1:00–4:50 p.m.
CRN: 16621
Credits: 1
Cost: $300

Creating and Using a Visual Journal

The visual journal offers a place for merging visual observations and ideas with writing from experience, reflection, or emotional response. Students will make a soft-cover journal and practice quick-sketch techniques in various media. Writing will complement and enrich visual images; together, this gives an integrated visual presence to the page.

Instructor: Marilyn Reaves
Dates: Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4
Time: 1:00–4:50 p.m.
CRN: 16622
Credits: 1
Cost: $300

Illustration: Transparent and Opaque Watercolor

Transparent water and opaque watercolor (gouache) have both similar and different properties. They can be used individually or in combination. Students will create several small pieces to explore the properties and suitability of various kinds of illustration.

Instructor: Marilyn Reaves
Dates: Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November15
Time: 1:00–4:50 p.m.
CRN: 16623
Credits: 1
Cost: $300

Contemporary Calligraphy: The Pointed Brush

Contemporary pointed brush writing is lively and expressive, offering many creative possibilities for original art, for graphic work for reproduction, and for development as a computer font. This versatile tool will be used to write a basic script and an array of variations.

Instructor: Marilyn Reaves
Dates: Wednesdays, October 14, October 21, and October 28
Time: 6:00–8:50 p.m.
CRN: 16624
Credits: 1
Cost: $300