The Seventh Grade art studio classes are designed as mini courses. This semester we are teaching Bookmaking and Idenities. In Bookmaking, we are starting with Accordion books. We began with a tiny version, 1 inch by 1 inch, made from an accordion shade and two covers made of tag board on the ends. We also began work on larger triangular or rectangular acordian books. The wonderful thing about these books, is that they can be read in two directions. Like a flip book, you read all the pages on one side, flip the book around and read in the other direction. There is no sewing involved, and so they are quick and easy to make. Add some specialty paper and you've got some stunning artwork, just in the books alone.
