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A visual day

(by Elizabeth Horrigan)

Purpose

Students using mixed media and the artist book format create a visual picture of a day in the life of the character they have created. To do this they will have to explore inventive ways to make and present their information in the form of an artist book.

Procedure

The following documents were used in the implementation of the unit:

Unit plan [new window 71 kb]

Task sheets

Appraising books [new window 100 kb]
Making books [new window 95 kb]
Historical text research [new window 35 kb]

Resources

Artist's Books

Artists' Books Collection, James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Arts: available from the State Library of Queensland at South Bank.

Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) sourcebook modules

Artists' books (Levels 4 and 5, Visual Arts Strand, Years 1 to 10 The Arts Syllabus) [new window http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/arts/docs/modules/va_45_ab.pdf ]

Websites

Books

Harrison, Holly 2003, Altered books, collaborative journals, and other adventures in bookmaking, Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
LaPlantz, Shereen 1995, Cover to cover: creative techniques for making beautiful books, journals and albums, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York.
Perrella, Lynne 2004, Artists' journals & sketchbooks: exploring and creating personal pages, Quarry Books, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Assessment

See unit plan [new window 71 kb]

Learning outcomes

Visual Arts - VA 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1a, 5.1b, 5.2, 5.3

Last updated: 26th February 2007

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