Sally Alatalo

This research- and practice-driven workshop centers writing across a range of physical materials and contexts, such as printed posters, embroidered textiles, sculptural installation, and architectural inscription. You¿ll be introduced to on-campus fabrication, printing and media resources as practical means to generate work. We¿ll practice visual grammars¿such as typography, color, ornament, composition, and form¿in relation to writing. We¿ll ask the question: How do materials and contexts amplify or diminish our texts? We¿ll engage with collections, archives, studios, and artists to enhance our collective knowledge of resources and practices. Coursework includes workshopping independent and/or collaborative projects that emphasize material fabrication and visual literacy; a short bibliography of practitioners who have influenced you; and a brief artist statement about the work you¿ve generated in class. Open to writers and artists in all media.

Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.

Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.