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Art Start students spent three classes printmaking. First they sketched four different African animals, and chose their
favorite. (Below left, see Nora's lizard sketch.) Then they transferred the sketch to a styrofoam printing plate. Using a
roller called a brayer, they rolled ink onto the printing plate and pressed it upside down onto a sheet of white paper to
create a print. More lines were carved from the printing plate, and another print was made on top of the old one in a
different color. Each child made several prints, adding printed borders to some prints and embellishing others by adding
oil crayon. Everyone ended up with many beautiful works of art, all originating from one printing plate!
favorite. (Below left, see Nora's lizard sketch.) Then they transferred the sketch to a styrofoam printing plate. Using a
roller called a brayer, they rolled ink onto the printing plate and pressed it upside down onto a sheet of white paper to
create a print. More lines were carved from the printing plate, and another print was made on top of the old one in a
different color. Each child made several prints, adding printed borders to some prints and embellishing others by adding
oil crayon. Everyone ended up with many beautiful works of art, all originating from one printing plate!
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| November - December, 2006 |
| For the next project, Art Start students painted boxes with a winter or holiday theme to give as gifts. They drew in pencil first, then painted with tempera. |
This one-day project provided a fun end to the session. Students stretched their imaginations to
design their ultimate bedrooms. If you look closely, you'll see multiple room suites with swimming
pools, exotic pets, a roller coaster, a soccer field, and a few cotton candy machines. Wow!
design their ultimate bedrooms. If you look closely, you'll see multiple room suites with swimming
pools, exotic pets, a roller coaster, a soccer field, and a few cotton candy machines. Wow!
| Lizard prints by Nora, age 9 |
| Monkey prints by Michayla, age 6 |
two-color print with printed border
| one-color print embellished with oil crayon |
| two-color print mounted alongside the styrofoam printing plate |
original sketch
two-color print with printed border
two-color print
mounted on red
mounted on red
| one-color print embellished with oil crayons |
| Elephant print by Dustin, age 10 one-color print embellished with oil crayon, mounted with printed border |
| A Herd of Zebras by Hannah, age 7 two-color print mounted with a printed border |
| two single-color prints mounted together |
| Giraffe prints by Ellery, age 5 oil crayon and one-color prints mounted together (above) two-color print mounted with printed border (left) |
| Giraffe prints by Elly, age 7 oil crayon print mounted alongside the styrofoam printing plate (above) two-color print mounted with printed border (left) |
| Giraffe prints by Caroline, age 8 oil crayon and one-color prints mounted together (above) two-color print mounted with printed border (left) |
| Lion prints by Kristina, age 5 two-color print mounted with printed border (above) two-color print mounted on red (left) |
| Monkey prints by Tyler, age 7 two-color print mounted with printed border (above) print embellished with oil crayons (below) |
| Zebra prints by Emily, age 7 two-color print mounted with printed border (above) print embellished with oil crayons (below) |
| Giraffe print by Jake, age 9 print embellished with oil crayon mounted with printed border (above) |
| Antelope prints by Amanda, age 7 two-color prints mounted with printed border (left) and mounted on yellow (right) |
| Werelizard prints by Austin, age 8 styrofoam printing plate mounted with printed border (left) and two-color print mounted on orange (right) |
| Lizard prints by Sara, age 5 two-color print mounted with printed border (left) and two-color print mounted on red (right) |
| Snake prints by Nathan, age 11 two-color print mounted with printed border (left) and one-color print mounted on yellow |
| Tyler, age 7 |
| Kristina, age 6 |
| Nathan, age 11 |
| Elly, age 7 |
| Michayla, age 6 |
| Nora, age 9 |
| Sarah, age 5 |
| Austin, age 8 |
| Amanda, age 7 |
| Emily, age 7 |
| Ellery, age 6 |
| Caroline, age 8 |
| Dustin, age 10 |
Sarah, age 5
Kristina, age 6
Elly, age 7
Michayla, age 6
Amanda, age 7
Caroline, age 8
Hannah, age 7