The Culture Project

Featuring Inspirational Local Artist James Adcox

Meet James

From Texas to Nome, AK To Kenai, Alaska

His Media: Oil, Watercolor,

Printmaking

Home Studio

• James Displays Art and artifacts that inspire him in his studio or “Art Room”.

Work in progress

His Art: Tells Stories

and Experiances!

Choice 1: Sugar Skull Culture

Sugar Skull Block Print.

By James AdoxJames created this because he loves the style. He also ties it to his Mexican heritage. All the things inside define who he is now.What cultures are represented inside?

What do you see?How is it arranged ? Principle of DesignWhat are the moods and feelings? What does it make you wonder?Do you like it? Why or why no?What would you change?

Planning • Sketch at least 3 sugar skulls to practice shape and scale:

see sketchbook assignments• Sketch at least 6 symbols that represent your interests

and personal culture: see sketchbook assignments• Draw out half of your design onto your linoleum block

Tools and Procedures • Tools: Tracing paper, linoleum piece, carving tools, brayer.• Step 1: Trace the half of the sugar skull you have drawn.• Step 2: Transfer that half to match and create a symmetrical skull design• Step 3: Carve out the negative space• Step 4: Roll ink on with the brayer and run through the roller. • Step 5: create at least 5 good prints correctly labeled• Step 6: Create one piece with creative modifications as mentioned in

class.

Requirements• SYMETRICAL• Work is planned and sketched from the beginning.• Follow the creative process• Minimum of 5 cultural symbols that YOU modified or

invented.• QUALITY and CRAFTSMANSHIP• On-Task and CLEAN UP

Choice 2: Watercolor portrait

James Adcox, watercolor: His teacher from Nome and a self portrait start.

Start of an oil portrait: James Adcox

Things to remember from James

• Tell a Story: Example (left) His version of Dante’s Inferno

• Capture Personality• Get a deadline (Motivation)• ANYTHING CAN BE

BEAUTIFUL IF DONE RIGHT!