Historical book structures and artists' books as a teaching tool

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a book arts curriculum as a tool for teaching about creativity and problem solving. There is a growing interest among artists and teachers to learn more about book arts, but there is a lack of instructional resources and few academic programs for undergraduate or graduate students. There is a need for creating book art curriculum. By creating this curriculum, book arts will reach a larger audience. The curriculum will be a tool for teaching about creativity and problem solving. The curriculum goal is to introduce and emphasize book arts as an expressive and powerful medium to future teachers and artists.