Letters are glyphs representing ancient archetypes. In this workshop, we explore peculiarities of a single glyph/letter using water-based inks in a constructed accordion book. Both the book and the print are in the service of expanding the graphic possibilities inherent in the repetition of one single letter form through placement, scale, and color.
It’s a little book arts, a little printmaking… combined with a 2D design lesson. By isolating one single letter, the familiar can be seen with a fresh set of eyes giving permission to explore meaning through a narrative structure. We will explore ink rollout, viscosity, and application, as well as discussing type face, historical context, and graphic form. The accordion book lesson addresses paper grain and a fail safe folding technique.
Meet the Artist
Val Sivilli is a Hunterdon County artist often using printmaking as a vehicle for expanding the image potential of a painting or a narrative series. She holds an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts and was as an Adjunct Professor of Art teaching printmaking, book arts, color theory, and 2D design at RVCC and BCCC from 2003 – 2024.