Printmaking

Another art media we worked with was printmaking.  This was another peer taught lesson.  For this project, we learned about printmaking and its history.  The printmaking artists that were discussed were Andy Warhol and Helen Frankenthaler.  There are many different types of printmaking but we worked with mono-printing.  We used gelli plates, brayer, acrylic paint, and stencils to make the prints.  Our project was to create prints and experiment with different textures.  For my prints I used one stencil and then I created my own design on the gelli plate using a mini eraser.  I had never done printmaking before so it was very fun to experiment with it.

An extension activity could be to have students find other materials that have good textures and experiment with them.  Have the students go on a texture scavenger hunt.  Another idea would be to find stencils that have letters and the students can print their name.  This could go on their lockers as their name tag.