Design A - 9-12 Grade - 2.5 credits
This course is a basic introduction to art design and focuses on students interested in more hands-on projects. Students get exposure to such things as medieval illuminated lettering, printmaking, 3-D felt toy design, color theory, ancient Greek and Roman mosaics, Botswana coiling basket, Huichol yarn painting, pop art, Pointillism painting, dream catcher and monochromatic painting. Students will gain experience with working on a wide variety of media: such as various papers, tempera, crayons, pastels (oil and dry), tape, cutting, tearing, block printing, inks, newspaper, cardboard, chipboard, paper-mache, paint wire, and many more.
