UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
SCHOOL OF ART + ART HISTORY
AT THE SKOPELOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
6.26.2008
sounds
The island of Skopelos is rich with sound: noisy, humming, chattering, beating, whispering, thumping, churning, howling and singing. While traveling through the streets of Skopelos the explorer hears the steady beat of his own sandals against the stone steps while motorcycles thunder and growl through passageways, dogs take chase and bark after one another and a child's high spirited laughter echoes off of the adjoining apartments and houses that flank the narrow walkways. Meanwhile there is the slow yet constant pulsation of waves permeating the sandy shoreline backed by the droning of cicadas in the surrounding hills.
all materials (assignments and images) are the property of this course and may not be copied or adapted without permission of the course participants and instructor of record. - thank you.
This course taught by Robert Mueller and Lauren Garber Lake at the Skopelos Foundation of the Arts will use the island of Skopelos and Greek culture as a starting point for artist’s books, drawings and prints.
We will emphasize sketchbook and idea development as well as introduce students to basic bookbinding techniques and collagraphic printmaking techniques. Students will be intimately immersed in island culture through visits with local artists, hiking, boat trips, visits to local points of interest, folk-dancing, cooking demonstrations, and more.
The island of Skopelos is rich with sound: noisy, humming, chattering, beating, whispering, thumping, churning, howling and singing. While traveling through the streets of Skopelos the explorer hears the steady beat of his own sandals against the stone steps while motorcycles thunder and growl through passageways, dogs take chase and bark after one another and a child's high spirited laughter echoes off of the adjoining apartments and houses that flank the narrow walkways. Meanwhile there is the slow yet constant pulsation of waves permeating the sandy shoreline backed by the droning of cicadas in the surrounding hills.
