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Narrative Artist Books Online, Apr 2022
April 25, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
$250.00A 5-Day Online Workshop!
Mondays, April 25, May 2, 9, 16, and 23, 6-8pm ET via Zoom
About this Workshop:
Are you interested in learning more about narrative storytelling and creating interactive zines/artist books? In this workshop, students will learn various tips and tricks to bring out their imagination, sharpen their creative writing skills, and apply all those ideas in a variety of narrative drawing exercises. Students will use all of this content to make a series of small artist books and zines.
Level: All levels welcome – no experience necessary.
Registration extended through April 18, 2022. With your registration confirmation you’ll receive the full materials list (with helpful links) to purchase your items, any initial handouts about the process, as well as a quick 1-page “how-to” on downloading and using the Zoom video app.
Sample images by Eliza Clifford
Please Note: The online session will be recorded for Pyramid Atlantic’s private use to better optimize our programming and share as examples for funders. You may mute your microphone or turn off your camera if you do not wish to be recorded. Access to the recording(s) will be made available to all participants for a limited time.
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
At registration, students will receive the full materials list (with any helpful links) to purchase supplies. The list includes:
- One pack, of 9×12 drawing paper
- One pack, 9×12 watercolor paper
- A sketchbook or composition book, any size
- One pack of index cards
- V-ball pens
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Students’ choice of drawing materials: colored pencils, crayons, watercolors, etc. (Preferably not acrylic/oil paint)
- Scissors
- Glue
- Bone folder (or substitute the smooth side of a butter knife)
- Ruler
- X-acto knife
- Self-healing cutting mat
- Needle
- Thread
- Class PDF handouts (provided by the instructor)
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Eliza Clifford is a designer, educator, and multidisciplinary artist from Bethesda, Maryland. She earned a BFA Zin Graphic Design, Printmaking, and Book Arts along with a Certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019. Her work explores ideas of womanhood, mental health, gender, and how identities are constructed (and destructed). She explores these ideas through many mediums, including printmaking, illustration, book arts, textiles, and installation. Eliza has worked as an art instructor at Pyramid Atlantic, the Arlington Arts Center, and Arts on the Block. She is currently doing a Non-profit Management Internship at the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY. Learn more about her work at elizaaclifford.com.