Does anyone remember the crazy business of last cycle? If you recall, it was the holiday season, and the art department was also bustling with activity. Because things were so nutty, I never got a chance to share with the community all the creative things our most amazing young artists made. Thankfully, things have simmered down, and I have quite a few pics taking up space on my phone, so I am ready to start sharing!
To start, last cycle third grade students created an essential prop for the holiday program using the art of printmaking. The prop that was made can be seen below: if you remember from the program, it was the giant present that the jack-in-the-box popped out of, surprising us all! The third grade class created the circles that decorated the box.
To create this festive design, students used a printmaking method to smear ink (in our case tempera paint) onto plexiglass plates. Then they created a design by making a variety of marks onto the “ink”. Last, students carefully pressed clean, circular paper onto the wet “ink” and peeled it off to reveal a mirror image of their design. Here are some images of this process.
Overall, this was a quick and messy project, but, as usual, the students and I had fun, and we were delighted with many of our prints. And the end result? It really did look remarkable. This last picture is a close up of one side of the box. Thanks, third grade!
Afternote: Because students enjoyed the monoprinting technique so much, I was able to work actual printmaking ink into our next order of art supplies. The tempera paint was so "slippery" and "slidey" but the ink will have more viscosity. Huzzah, Huzzah!
Also, more photos and information from the third and fourth cycle will be coming soon. Click on the side bar to follow our blog and support your young artists.
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