Summer Courses
Book Arts/ Printmaking
summer session II
Credit hours: 3--Contact hours: 90
Dept: Art and Design
Instructor: Patricia Silva
Course Description: This intensive hands-on course
will introduce students to the art of printmaking in relation to
the creation of bookworks. Students will learn both printmaking
and hand-bookmaking techniques which will culminate in the creation
of original finished book works. Printmaking techniques we will
explore include (though may not be limited to) linocuts
and letterpress printing. Students will incorporate these techniques
to create, at least, three to four individual one-of-a-kind books
or editions. Book structures such as pamphlet stitch, accordion
fold, hinged album, long-stitch and Japanese stab bindings will
be introduced and students will incorporate their print works into
these diverse book forms. Layout, pacing and narrative will also
be discussed. Group and individual critiques will take place throughout
the semester. If possible, fieldtrips will be organized to visit
contemporary artists (bookbinders, printers or papermakers) in
their studios as well as visits to museums and institutions in
the area which maintain collections relevant to the art of the
book and the print.
This course is open to all students with an interest in
the book and print . Previous bookmaking
and printmaking experience is helpful, but not required
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Instructor: Patricia Silva received
a BFA in Art History/Studio Arts from the Massachusetts College of
Art in Boston and a MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from the University
of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has also studied at the Centro del
Bel Libro in Ascona, Switzerland.
Ms. Silva worked for 10 years as a graphic designer and art director
in the publication industry before her interests led her to the
field of Book Arts. She interned in the book conservation labs
of the American
Philosophical Society in Philadelphia under Hedi Kyle and of the
Library Company in Philadelphia. She has also worked as a book
conservation technician at the Conservation Center for Art and
Historic Artifact
in Philadelphia under Glen Ruzicka.
Ms. Silva presently lives and works in Florence, Italy where she
runs a private studio specializing in custom bookworks and limited
edition artist’s books. She also teaches Book Arts with several
universities and institutions including The University of Georgia,
Fuji Studios, Syracuse University,the Maragoni Studios and SRISA.
In 1998 Ms. Silva was named a “Maestra Rilegatore” in
the international bookbinding competition “100 Maestri Rilegatori
per L”Infinito.” Ms. Silva’s work may be found
in several collections both in the US and in Italy.
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| The city of Florence provides the backdrop
to this intensive workshop, and there is frequent class time outside
the studio in which to work on-site. The city itself - rich in history
as the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance - is resplendent with
some of the world's finest museums and monuments. The hill towns of
Settingnano and Fiesole are only fifteen minutes away by car or bus
and provide breathtaking panoramic views of the city from which the
group will work. Two half-day guided walking tours of Florence, and
an additional one of Siena, are included in the course and provide
further opportunity for on-site work. |
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Work by Printmaking / Bookarts students
2009 |
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