This is an enquiry-based creative learning pathway for learners between the ages of 11-16. Find more enquiry-based pathways here.
Discipline: Book Art, Paper Art, Drawing
In this pathway, suitable for ages 9 to 16, we explore the work of artists who use paper engineering to bring the pages of books to life. Use their work as the basis for conversation in the classroom, and then use the AccessArt resources below to enable pupils to explore ways they might create interaction and intrigue through the pages of books.
Theme:
Transformation
Medium:
Books, Paper
Artists:
Julie Chen, Theresa Easton
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Explore Book Artists
Inspired by Julie Chen
Julie is an artist with a talent for creating books that are not at first what they seem to be. With hidden folds and complex structures, Julie breaks the boundaries of what we originally might think of as being “book”, to create exciting and unexpected treasures with paper.
See Julie’s Books Unfold
Explore “Talking Points: Julie Chen” to discover how Julie’s books are engineered to transform into new forms.
Find out more about how Julie creates her books on her website.
Inspired by Theresa Easton
Theresa Easton is printmaker and community artist. A life long interest in exploring heritage, experimenting with new processes, and working with people in community settings has led her to find alternative materials to paper within her printmaking and book making, creating outcomes using glass, ceramics and metal.
Explore “Talking Points: Theresa Easton” to find out more about her work.
AccessArt Resources
Paper Engineering & Pattern
Explore paper folding using this “Turkish Map Fold” resource by Theresa Easton. Experiment with creating just one Turkish Map Fold or a whole concertina full using different patterns, colours, drawings or papers. You may want to scaffold this activity with the “Make A Repeated Pattern” resource to showcase personal patterns in a Turkish Map Fold book.
Paper Engineering & Drawing
Create a “Folded Sketchbook” from a range of recycled papers. Let the surface inform the subject matter.
Create an origami “Puzzle Purse” and then use storytelling to make a creative and personal object. Adapt the resources subject matter to make cross curricular links, for example it could be used to tell stories about a historical event, a poem or scientific explorations such as evolution.
Notes for Teachers
Pedagogy in 250 Words: How do we use Artists in schools?
Pedagogy in 250 Words: Design Through Making
