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A Perfect Escape: Fantasy, Place And Narrative In Adolescence, Cydney Cherepak
A Perfect Escape: Fantasy, Place And Narrative In Adolescence, Cydney Cherepak
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
This essay explores the realms of special places, the literary genre of fantasy, narrative, and comics. These topics are traversed alongside subjects of adolescence and the creation of stories for middle-grade readers. Framed with personal stories, as well as peaks into my process, I investigate these subjects through the lens of my own life and work, specifically my thesis project, a comic for middle-grade readers titled Beyond the Castle Walls. Beginning with adolescence in association with special places, I consider the work of developmental psychologists David Sobel and Edith Cobb as they pin-point the role of secret forts, nature, …
Ephemerals, Julia Abbott, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Ephemerals, Julia Abbott, Special Collections, Fleet Library
6th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2020
No abstract provided.
From The Dirt Up: Layering Story, Place, And Environmentalism Within Three Picture Books, Lucinda Rowe
From The Dirt Up: Layering Story, Place, And Environmentalism Within Three Picture Books, Lucinda Rowe
Children's Book Writing and Illustrating (MFA) Theses
The world is changing before our eyes – species are going extinct, the amount of habitat available to wildlife has decreased, and children are spending less time outside than in the past. Through analyzing environmental ideology within early childhood education and children’s literature, I demonstrate that picture books can inspire nature conservation, appreciation, and stewardship by encouraging outdoor play and exploration. I compare picture books that successfully demonstrate eco-consciousness without being didactic, how my thesis fits within the current environmental movement, and how it helps stretch the definition of what is considered eco-writing.
This thesis consists of three illustrated picture …
Leaf, Peter Lyssiotis, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Leaf, Peter Lyssiotis, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
2 volumes. "Leaf was completed in 2017. The paper is Magnani Pescia 160 gsm. and the pre press work is by Chris Boone. The offset printing is by Redwood Prints. The book has been bound by Pohlmann Binders.. in an edition of 10 with 3 artist's proofs."--colophon. Illustrated endpapers. Signed by the author. At the edge of a forest, a man sees a mysterious woman working at a table, sewing words on a collection of leaves. By asking a series of questions, the man ultimately discovers the true meaning of her work.
James Kao Interview, Alice Haller
James Kao Interview, Alice Haller
Asian American Art Oral History Project
Artist Bio: James Kao was born and raised in Houston, Texas. After studying philosophy and focusing on the texts of Ludwig Wittgenstein at the University of Chicago, he worked as a bakery buyer for a specialty foods retail chain in Southern California. In 2001, James forwent his corporate career and returned to Chicago to take classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he received an MFA from the Painting and Drawing Department. He is Assistant Professor of Art at Aurora University in Aurora, IL, and is co-founder and co-director of 4th Ward Project Space in …
Pine Needles And Cones, Peter Freedman, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Pine Needles And Cones, Peter Freedman, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
The Agrarian Standard, Scott Thorpe, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
The Agrarian Standard, Scott Thorpe, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Monas (Unity): Notes On Time And Seasons, Louise Kohrman, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Monas (Unity): Notes On Time And Seasons, Louise Kohrman, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
4 stab bound booklets, enclosed in an Asian wrapped portfolio, held with bone clasps; portfolio cover; first opening; title page; interior spreads; four volumes; two volumes open; portfolio closed, with four volumes fanned out. Each booklet, through abstract images and poetry, offers personal musings on nature and life, creativity, and time, within the changing seasons. RISD Alumna
Plant Deconstructions, Louise Kohrman, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Plant Deconstructions, Louise Kohrman, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Handmade Paper, Elizabeth E. Eddins, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Handmade Paper, Elizabeth E. Eddins, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Papermaking.
Winter Garden, Leland Burke, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Winter Garden, Leland Burke, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
The Flower Book, Stacey Dietz, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
The Flower Book, Stacey Dietz, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Papermaking.
Seasonal Turns: Four Accordion Books, Bea Nettles, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Seasonal Turns: Four Accordion Books, Bea Nettles, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
4 accordion fold books, enclosed in a plastic box; cover; four small books; three accordion books; two interior spreads . The four seasons are depicted through images of nature and human interactions with it.
Looking At The Sea, Sonia Chia, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Looking At The Sea, Sonia Chia, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Tending Gardens: A Book On Friendship, Andrew Scro, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Tending Gardens: A Book On Friendship, Andrew Scro, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, Dennis Mabry, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, Dennis Mabry, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
The Shakespeare Garden, Tamar Kondy, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
The Shakespeare Garden, Tamar Kondy, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Papermaking.
Garden Journal, Ellen Dessloch, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Garden Journal, Ellen Dessloch, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Broken Sky, Arpie Gennetian, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Broken Sky, Arpie Gennetian, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Sowing Fields, Kathleen Mallow, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Sowing Fields, Kathleen Mallow, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Crosscurrents, Claudia G. Thompson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Crosscurrents, Claudia G. Thompson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Four Seasons Of The Wind, Athana A. Katsiaficas, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Four Seasons Of The Wind, Athana A. Katsiaficas, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
The Stars Do Their Rounds, Susan Lawler, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
The Stars Do Their Rounds, Susan Lawler, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Tides, Christina Walker, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Tides, Christina Walker, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Splash!, Janet Thuerer, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Splash!, Janet Thuerer, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Flamingo In The Dark, Bea Nettles, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Flamingo In The Dark, Bea Nettles, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
case bound in hard cover, foil stamped cover text; cover; interior pages. A series of complex layered photo montages in color.
Hana Shishū (花詩集) | Flower Poetry Collection, Kawarazaki Kōdō, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Hana Shishū (花詩集) | Flower Poetry Collection, Kawarazaki Kōdō, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Pattern, Ornament, and Decoration
Classical patterns for dyeing. Volumes : color illustrations ; 31 cm. Folding books, Acordion style binding.
CONTENTS: 1-3. Mon'yō no maki -- 4. Hamon no maki -- 5. Mizu no maki -- 6. Unka no maki -- 7. Shikishi no maki
Library has no. 5 only. Gift of the Estate of Sol P. Kaufman. Volume is an accordion style fold, illustrated endpapers on the front board. Each page spread contains 6 or more stenciled blocks of patterns designs. Volume number from applied strip on front cover, hand calligraphed in Japanese.
First Forms Of Art : Pt.2. Crystal Forms, Hans Carl Perleberg, T. H. Schenk
First Forms Of Art : Pt.2. Crystal Forms, Hans Carl Perleberg, T. H. Schenk
Nature
2 v. : 80 leaves of plates ; 36 cm. Cover title. In portfolio. "This collection of 156 different forms of crystals was produced by microphotography. Professor T.H. Schenk, of Austria, experimented several years in order to bring about interesting designs through the action of acids on various metals..."--Pt. 2., cover page verso. Pt. 1. Nature -- Pt. 2. Crystal forms. Library has Pt. 2 only ; Plates: 1-20.
Etude De La Mer : Faune Et Flore De La Manche Et De L'Océan V. 2, Mathurin Méheut, Maurice Pillard Verneuil
Etude De La Mer : Faune Et Flore De La Manche Et De L'Océan V. 2, Mathurin Méheut, Maurice Pillard Verneuil
Nature
Volume 2 of 2 : illus. (some color) ; 37 cm. Edition: Nouv. éd. Includes index. Gift of Edwin C. Parker.
Etude De La Mer : Faune Et Flore De La Manche Et De L'Océan V. 1, Mathurin Méheut, Maurice Pillard Verneuil
Etude De La Mer : Faune Et Flore De La Manche Et De L'Océan V. 1, Mathurin Méheut, Maurice Pillard Verneuil
Nature
Volume 1 of 2 : illus. (some color) ; 37 cm. Edition: Nouv. éd. Includes index. Gift of Edwin C. Parker.