Postcard from Nowhere: Collage with Cyanotype, Photographic Prints and Drawing Elements This project would be for a photography class, and involves some use of mixed media as well. It would happen late in the semester, once students have done some photography and made inkjet prints, including test prints which would provide raw material in the…
On my third day of attempting to make cyanotypes, I tried again to use the drawing robot to mark time. I used an old piece of Arches cold press watercolor paper that had been languishing in a cardboard portfolio for years. (more about that in a bit) I had prepared the paper the morning before,…
Here is a link to my Artist’s Talk Presentation from Tuesday: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/123f5a8FFlOSEh6ISg3_63jO3NyuYUavbmsb-qSlFweY/edit?usp=sharing My Artist’s Statement as it stands now: Using the processes and practice of digital photography as a base, I explore time and motion as I experience it. I go beyond conventional photographic practice to embrace both traditional drawing techniques and New Media approaches.…
In her paper, “A Studio Approach to Learning Environments,” Beth Balliro describes the ways in which a studio environment in the classroom can be beneficial to students. The paper talks about a number of areas: the space of the studio classroom, sensory engagement of students through material explorations, self-driven inquiry by students, cross-cultural celebration, and…
I love the process of cyanotype and the deep blue color. In High School, we had an experimental photography class where we did poster-size enlargements by unbolting the enlargers in the darkroom and turning them around to aim at the floor in order to print our images large on bulk photo paper. We also made…
In his article, Materialising the Studio. A systematic review of the role of the material space of the studio in Art, Design and Architecture Education , James Corazzo surveys the literature about the role that the space of the studio plays in Art and Design Education. He states clearly that part of his motivation for…