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Bangor High School

Holly Berry, printmaker and children’s book illustrator, spent two days at Bangor High School. On the first day she introduced students to her printmaking work. She presented a digital slide show of recent work and talked about techniques used. The examples of work were spread out on the tables for students to see and Holly did a short printing demonstration which helped students see the process unfold.

On the second day, Holly focused on her book illustrations. It was fascinating to learn about the process of designing and creating illustrations for the books. Students asked questions about developing ideas, techniques and processes, making a living as an artist, time commitment, research for books, etc. Holly was open to answering all questions with patience and care.

The Bangor High School art teachers thought that Holly’s presentation for students was interesting, informative, and extremely valuable. She offered a perspective that our students do not usually get. Artist visits to the classroom are always worthwhile. I would encourage folks to find a way to bring artists in to deliver information and ideas that will create new possibilities and enthusiasm. Please click here for information about Holly and her work.

Thanks to Kal Elmore, Bangor High School art teacher, who submitted this blog post. If you have an artist in your classroom and would like to submit a post please contact me or if anyone would like to comment on artists working in classrooms please comment below!

I was on a Per Cent for Art committee who commissioned Holly to create unique prints for a middle school. Holly also was a workshop leader this fall at Haystack.