Course Description: Students will create an illustrated handmade book telling their story through words and printmaking illustrations. Their story will be one of the following: an autobiography (about self, family and/or friends), a creative writing story and/or poem made up by them, or illustrations-only. The book illustrations will be reduction linocut prints. Students will learn linocut printmaking techniques and bookmaking skills. To make each linocut print, students will use sharp tools to cut designs into soft linoleum printing blocks, roll ink onto the block, and transfer the image to paper. Each class session will be spent working on the capstone project illustrated handmade book.Instructor: Greg Cantwell
Dates: July 24 - 26, (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
July 29 - Aug 2, (Mon - Fri)
Aug 5 - 9 (Mon - Fri)
Times: 8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Location: Sheldon High School art room F5
Credit: 0.5 AF