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Print--..-making..class. promotes variety in art curriculum
Paige Miller ’24
figure out how to make that happen in this type of imagery.” Sileo went on to explain the rom visual and per- art department’s decision beforming arts to graph- hind the shift from silkscreen ic design, ceramics and to printmaking and the benefit pottery, Staples is home to an behind a broader curriculum. extensive art department that “[The art department] felt caters to those who have a pas- that just one class of just silksion for expressing themselves. screen or silk printing was Printmaking is a new class limiting because you can only that allows for a much more make a certain type of imagnuanced way of expression. ery,” Sileo said. “So, if a student Implemented at the begin- doesn’t like screen printing ning of this year, the class is an maybe they’ll like a different introductory course for students unit in printmaking more.” who want to explore printmakAnnika Reddy ’24, who ing media. Prior to this, all that took silkscreen last year prior was taught was silkscreen and to the course changes, says she advanced silkscreen, which is had no idea any changes to the now merely a course were unit within a being made. much largerStudents will have a c l a“s sTr o ho me curriculum. vision, and then we e x p e r i e n c e Throughout the sein silkscreen figure out how to mester-long was very posmake that happen in itive and I course, students will learned a lot,” this type of produce fine Reddy said, imagery.” art prints, “but I would - Stephanie Sileo cards, t-shirt definitely Art Teacher designs and be interestmore while ed in seeworking with silkscreen and ing what changes were to other printmaking media. expand the curriculum.” New to Staples this year, Sophie Spheeris ’23, who is art teacher Stephanie Sileo was currently enrolled in the only a primary factor in the expan- section of printmaking this sion of this course. Earning her semester, says she is thankful Bachelor and Masters of Fine that the addition to the curArts in printmaking, the art riculum was made for this year. department has utilized her ex“Without the change, we pertise to provide an easy tran- wouldn’t be doing a lot of my sition between the two classes. favorite units,” Spheeris said. “In printmaking we do a “Right now, we are printing lot of creative thinking, a lot using linoleum. I’ve never done of problem solving and a lot a process like this before, and of process-based things,” Sileo I believe most people in the said. “In a way it’s almost its own class haven’t either. It’s a very science lab that teaches better cool medium because it allows problem solving skills. Students people to express themselves will have a vision, and then we through their unique designs.” News Editor
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Infographic by Lily Klau ’23 Photos by Rachel Olefson