BOOK ARTS IN EUROPE
MISSION
With a group of other art and design majors, we were tasked to learn various printmaking techniques to create unique prints with reputable printing presses.
IDEA
Most of the work created during this study abroad course was collaborative work; the only personal prints were the linocuts.
For the group projects, we had to choose a single theme that would represent our work. Our main idea was our observation of the life and nuances of each city we visited. So, we titled our project Osservazioni (Italian, "Observations"). In the Osservazioni Poster, each of us typeset a letter of our title with different ornamental type blocks.
In the Osservazioni Accordion Book, we typeset our own paragraph (and again a letter) of our personal observations and reflections. Additionally, I and my two crewmates (Ed Ryan and John Rapanotti) created a haiku poster titled Opus? (Latin, "Work") about the significance of one's own artwork no matter the content and message.
My linocuts Celestial and Lethal Creed are simply products of my exploration with this medium, since this was my first time making them. I have an affinity for astronomy and Japanese, so I chose these two ideas to cut and print.
INTEL
• Student Work
• School: Western Michigan University
• Study Abroad:
– Florence School of Fine Arts (Italy)
– Tipoteca (Italy)
– Basler Papiermühle (Switzerland)
– Druckwerk (Switzerland)
– Letterpress Amsterdam (Netherlands)
– Germany
– France
• Letterpress Print Design
• Letterpress Bookmaking
