Category Archives: printmaking

Ready for the Art Show

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Both my boys wanted to enter the art center’s collaboration show, like they did last year, again. G also painted a canvas, but she’s not sure on whether she wants to let the art center borrow it for a whole … Continue reading →

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Stamp Making for Younger Kids

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

In the last post, I showed how my older kids turned a sketch into a rubber stamp. While they were making their stamps, my three-year-old, naturally, wanted to make a stamp, too. Rather than turn a drawing of hers into … Continue reading →

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Carving Stamps

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

Note: This is suitable for elementary students & older. In the next post I’ll show how I modified things so my three-year-old could make a stamp, too. Materials: Speedball Speedy Carve block (cut into smaller pieces); set of linoleum cutting … Continue reading →

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Experimenting With Bleeding Tissue Paper

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Materials: Bleeding tissue paper (we used Spectra), water color paper, spray bottle I’ve been wanting to play with this product for a while now, and during our last trip to the Eric Carle Museum, I saw some in their bookstore … Continue reading →

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Vegetable Print Wrapping Paper

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

A cousin is turning three, so G and I decided to make some special wrapping paper. We chose red and blue, but you could make wrapping paper holiday-specific based on the colors you choose. Materials: Big piece of paper–I cut … Continue reading →

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T-Shirt Design: Freezer Paper Stencils

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Materials: T-shirt; textile paint; sponge brush; freezer paper; x-acto knife, cutting mat, and straight edge (helpful but not necessary) As I mentioned in the last post, when the boys began talking about what they wanted to print on t-shirts, I … Continue reading →

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Scratch Foam-Printed T-Shirt

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Materials: T-shirt, scratch foam, textile paint (or liquid acrylics); brayer or foam paint brush After we made prints with scratch foam, I had the idea in the back of my head that it would be cool to make t-shirts with … Continue reading →

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Making Prints While The Sun Shines: T-Shirts

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Materials: White t-shirts (the kids’ shirts are white undershirts–they’re great for dyeing); liquid acrylics; sponge brushes; leaves or other objects of your choice; sunny (but not windy) day; optional but helpful: a piece of Plexiglas to place inside the shirt, … Continue reading →

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Making Prints While The Sun Shines: Paper

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Materials: Sun print paper, various items, Plexiglas (optional) The other day, G and I experimented with the sun print paper that recently arrived. (I couldn’t find it locally, so I ended up ordering some.) It’s really simple to use, and … Continue reading →

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Seaweed Printing

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

N wanted to try printing with crabs and seaweed, remember? So we gave it a try before the crabs completely decomposed–as it was, they were pretty stinky! (I’m going to repeat this here: The crabs were dead when we found … Continue reading →

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