Abigail Merickel – Focus on Book Arts

Abigail Merickel: Decorative Block Design

Learn about the seven simple design motifs found on all decorative arts in various world cultures. Students will use a pen and paper in a guided drawing exercise that will help them experiment freely with these motifs to create their own decorative design, which will be made into a block-print stamp.

Abigail Merickel: Solar Plate Etching and Monotype

Solar plate etching is a form of intaglio in which a photosensitive polymer plate is used. A drawing on trace film is placed on the plate, which is exposed to light and developed in water. Ink is rubbed into the etched lines and printed onto paper.