For this project I wanted to focus on art work that is both useful and beautiful. So many people think art is just drawing and painting something pretty, but so much in the world around us is "useful and beautiful" art. These books are made from simple materials but when put together they become very useful. We brainstormed a whole list of things we use and see daily that are both useful and beautiful.
We talked about bookmaking, altered book making and mixed media art. For the cover of these books students did a painting technique called marbling. They use a small piece of cardboard to pull paint around on card stock. Next week we will add decoration with markers and metallic pens. These sketchbooks will be for the students personal use, they can be for writing, drawing, or both!
