The artists here are a cohort of international students. They insisted that they were not creative and reluctant to participate. In a world of abundant “selfies,” I disagree. They know exactly who they are! The black paper contains a hand written note in their language and using native characters.
Purpose: for students to experience early communication devices by hand illustrating a poem using either hieroglyphics or rebus.
Purpose: For students to experience early communication devices by hand illustrating a poem using either hieroglyphics or rebus.
Purpose: for students to experience early communication devices by hand illustrating a poem using either hieroglyphics or rebus.
Purpose: for students to experience early communication devices by hand illustrating a poem using either hieroglyphics or rebus.
To better appreciate the skill necessary in the creation of illuminated manuscripts, students explore hand lettering. Using their own initials, students render floriated letterforms in the style of Geoffrey Tory.
Rubricated floriated initials.
Relief print. This is a hand-carved letterform on linoleum block.
Relief print. This is a hand carved letterform in wood. (Notice the "L" is in reverse)
Student used foam plate (bottom right) to create this relief print.
Student explores writing with a calligraphic pen.
Students write with a calligraphic pen. In this example a tough lesson is learned. Liquid Paper and the "delete" button do not exist in this earlier world of illuminated manuscripts.
In this successful example of calligraphy this student provides the alphabet and a short writing sample using a calligraphic pen.
Students illustrate a current topic in either the Arts & Crafts style or Art Nouveau style.
Inspiration: Art Nouveau design movement
Students illustrate a current topic in either the Arts & Crafts style or Art Nouveau style.
Students illustrate a current topic in either the Arts & Crafts style or Art Nouveau style.
Illustration inspired by Arts & Crafts movement (Beggarstaffs).
Students illustrate a current topic in either the Arts & Crafts style or Art Nouveau style.
Assignment: take a current topic and illustrate it in futurism, deStijl or surrealistic style.
Assignment: take a current topic and illustrate it in futurism, deStijl or surrealistic style.
Assignment: take a current topic and illustrate it in futurism, deStijl or surrealistic style.
Assignment: take a current topic and illustrate it in futurism, deStijl or surrealistic style.
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