CityBound

I worked with high school students from the Rutgers Future Scholars Program to create original artist books about their experiences living in an urban environment. Students experimented with artistic materials to engage in a visual dialogue about various questions regarding city life.  Telling their story through visual imagery, students created artist books exploring this theme of urban life.  Through this format, students expressed honest observations about their urban environment, and engaged in a deep level of thinking to express their own personal experience living within the city of Newark.

Supplies

* White watercolor paper (cut into long sections)

* Acrylic paint and paint brushes

* Markers, colored pencils

* Glue

* Scissors

* Assorted colored paper

* Magazines and other source material for collage

* Cover boards

* Binders needles and thread

Students learned different bookbinding techniques by creating a series of journals.  Techniques learned included the accordian method, flag books, pamphlet stitch, tunnel and star books. Students then constructed their Citybound books by utilizing either one or a combination of these methods.


The summer art program culminated with a group exhibition at the local cafe showcasing all 75 artist books!