Individual projects designed to encourage exploration and personal expression. May be repeated for a total of 8 credits. Introduction to various craft techniques. May include papermaking, mixed media, simple book designing, weaving, ceramic arts, enameling and printing techniques. Application of the elements and principles of design.
Good craftsmanship is stressed.
May be repeated for a total of 9 credits. Student is expected to participate in individual and group assignments that challenge the traditional definitions of drawing. Emphasis on a creative approach to traditional and unconventional materials. Working from a live model, the student will explore a range of drawing approaches including gestural drawings, sustained renderings, structural drawings and expressive treatment of the figure. Exercises will be performed which emphasize anatomical structure and focus on fragments, such as hand studies and portraiture.