88306 Textile 1: Print

6cp; 3hpw
Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: Cecilia Heffer

This subject explores a range of printmaking processes and techniques, including block and screen printing, and experimental alternatives for various materials such as textiles, wood, leather, paper and plastics. Students learn, through a series of workshops and studio practice, differing print methods and their application for surface design.

On completion students should be able to: develop awareness of the possibilities of experimental textile processes as a vehicle for expressing ideas; develop skills and explore the potential of printed textiles and fabric manipulation; utilise mark-making skills in order to produce conceptual surface design work; know the fundamental elements of textile and surface design; and demonstrate professional workshop practice and knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements in the Print Room.

Texts and references

McNamara, Andrea, and Snelling, Patrick (1995), Design and Practice for Printed Textiles, Melbourne, Oxford University Press

The following texts are recommended.

Bawden, J. (1994), The Art and Craft of the Fabric Decorator, Consumer Books, Great Britain, Reed

Gentile, T.A. (1982), Printed Textiles: A Guide to Creative Design Fundamentals, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey

Joyce, C. (1993), Textile Design: the Complete Guide to Printed Textiles for Apparel and Home Furnishings, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Storey, J. (1975), The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing, Thames and Hudson, London

Peverill, S. (1988), The Fabric Decorator, Macdonald and Co., London

Meller, S., Elfers, J. (1991), Textile Designs: 200 Years of Patterns for Printed Fabrics Arranged by Motif, Colour, Period and Design, Thames and Hudson, London

Wells, K. (1997), Fabric Printing and Dyeing, Conran Octupus, London

The following website is recommended.

http://www.decorativearts.library.wisc.edu

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $612.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,040.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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