Students may earn 2 hours of college credit. Immerse yourself in a study of line, space, texture and pattern with world-renowned studio quilt artist, Michael James. Designing two-dimensional imagery requires a keen understanding of the balancing act that is the orchestration of these visual elements. Students will work through a diverse series of exercises that will test and enhance their ability to see and to respond to visual relationships. The conceptual processes employed here will transfer to the individual's own studio approaches.
All work is done in black and white.
The quilt as artistic medium will be the focus of the course, but the information and experience gained may be applied to any artistic medium. Students may earn 1 hour of college credit. Videotaped lectures and a reading list will be mailed to students prior to the first class. Lectures about the history of quilts are given by renowned textile scholars. Crazy Quilts and Silk Log Cabin Quilts.