Chelsea has worked in art education for over 10 years and is passionate about helping students navigate art school and achieve their creative and academic goals.
Research Interests
Outside of her role at Emily Carr, Chelsea is an artist working in illustration and printmaking. She is the illustrator of several children's books and regularly teaches art and illustration in Vancouver.
Courses
Course Name
Department
Course Code
Term
Foundation Studio Courses
FNDT 151
27/SP
Description
This course will introduce the concepts and
techniques central to the practice of printmaking
in a hands-on, workshop environment. A variety of
methods and approaches for making prints will be
presented in a series of weekly demonstrations
and assignments, which may include projects in
stencil-printing, letterpress, intaglio, relief,
lithography, and book media. This course will
consider how artists have explored the printed
image and the role that the print has played in
cultural production.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Illustration
ILUS 201
27/SP
Description
This course is designed to introduce students
to
concepts, processes, and techniques of
illustration as a
means of both creative expression and critical
inquiry. Students will learn illustrative methods
and
approaches through demos, examples, workshops, and
lectures. These will be applied to projects within
a studio environment. Through undertaking these
projects, students will develop a better
understanding of
the physical and technical aspects of image-making
and its specific application to illustration.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Illustration
ILUS 305
27/SP
Description
This course varies in topic from section to
section, and is repeatable for 3 credits so long
as the thematic topic has changed. As a diverse
field that spans print, screen, objects and
environments both physical and
virtual, Illustration increasingly necessitates
the ability to adapt. The topics and thematics
offered on this course are designed to expose
students to a range of unique approaches to
illustration practiced within the field. Students
will engage in problem solving and debate,
research and experimentation. Topics and
thematics have included: Allegory, Botanical
Illustration, Children's Books, Concept Design,
Comics, Editorial, Food, Illustrating Literature
and Illustration Design, Sci-Fi, etc.
Each section of this course runs with a
different topic. See
here
.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Print Media
PRNT 305
27/SP
Description
This senior level print media course will
provide students with the opportunity to develop
a body of work in conversation with others around
a specific topic not normally covered in detail
within the curriculum. Depending upon the subject
area and the specific instructor the class may
take a variety of forms and be presented in a
variety of ways. Emphasis will be placed on
explorations within the specific subject area in
order for students to incorporate new ideas and
methodologies into their ongoing art
practice.
Each section of this course runs with a
different topic. See
here
.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Illustration
ILUS 305
26/FA
Description
This course varies in topic from section to
section, and is repeatable for 3 credits so long
as the thematic topic has changed. As a diverse
field that spans print, screen, objects and
environments both physical and
virtual, Illustration increasingly necessitates
the ability to adapt. The topics and thematics
offered on this course are designed to expose
students to a range of unique approaches to
illustration practiced within the field. Students
will engage in problem solving and debate,
research and experimentation. Topics and
thematics have included: Allegory, Botanical
Illustration, Children's Books, Concept Design,
Comics, Editorial, Food, Illustrating Literature
and Illustration Design, Sci-Fi, etc.
Each section of this course runs with a
different topic. See
here
.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Illustration
ILUS 400
26/FA
Description
Offered to Illustration Majors, this senior
course allows illustration students in their
final year of study to work closely with peers
and faculty to plan and execute a final project.
Students can choose to initiate either individual
or group projects. The emphasis is on students
developing a body of work that is intellectually
and artistically sophisticated as well as to
undertake research to support their emerging
practice. Students will participate in
presentations, critiques, discussions of readings
and of ongoing, self-directed projects as well as
preparing their own bodies of work for exhibition
and/or applied presentation.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
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