wrapping up

Last week we finished our section on printmaking.  In order to tie it all together we created folios that would house each of our printed examples which I explained in detail in my previous post.  The folios are a nice way to wrap up the section as a finished product as well as elevate the work to something that involves a little more care and attention.

As an art teacher, I plan on doing this.  I intend on having little shelves installed in the room for presentations and display so that students can see the work heightened and valued.  I hope to work alongside students in creating simple folio structures, but also understand that sometimes the bulk of the work will lie with me in order to create a cohesive and elevated body of student work.

Sometimes heightening the work can be produced through learning the proper procedures with specific processes.  For Example, Aileen had us finish our prints by properly signing the bottom of each with the format that established printmakers use.

A/P or 1/3, TITLE, SIGNATURE,  and DATE.  (In a crisply sharpened white pencil, after tearing the edges to make the paper look hand-made)

Even laying down black paper on a table like we did in our discussion about our graphic novels can easily heighten the final critique.

my graphic novel on a shelf

During our graphic novel crit we discussed how we could expand this idea with students and my favorite was the idea of creating pop outs.  I'd like if the entire book was black and white, but the pop outs were colorful.  I've always loved secret pretty details! like the stuffed heart I found inside my dog's teddybear after he tore it up.  

Because one of our prints was turned into stickers, we discussed Nancy Spero an artist who uses sticker art often.  Here is one of her pieces: