VPAS 638 Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Arts & Language Arts, Introductory

3 credits 42.0 hours
600 level graduate course

This course integrates text, image and structure through hands-on projects and exercises. Explore a variety of book structures as well as simple writing exercises to consider text and meaning for students. Participants learn several book structures, such as accordion variations, sewn books, flexagons and pop-ups, to which writing is added, as well as simple methods to generate images. Projects consider text and collaborative book projects for classroom use. This course is suitable for visual arts and literacy teachers. Classroom applications for all grade levels are addressed; projects are adaptable for elementary to high school students; resource materials and readings are provided.

Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.