Printmaking a Message
Seventh graders designed, carved, and printed their own stamps with a message. We looked at examples of posters and other public art as inspiration. The text had to be reversed when carving the stamps, because when they are printed they get reversed again to be read the correct way. While printing, students chose various colored inks and paper to suit their designs.
Here are some quotes from students reflecting on the project:
“Designing the words is the part that I was enjoyed of because I can design anything that I wanted to to make it look better.”
“I enjoyed carving the design, even though it didn't turn out well the first couple times. I also enjoyed printing it out on the white slips of paper.” “I enjoyed getting to choose my quote and getting to design my stamp whichever way I wanted to.” “I enjoyed how it's different from painting or drawing.” “I enjoyed went we started printing the text with the paint. There were a variety of colors that could be mixed to make a nice print on the paper.” “I enjoyed using the carving tool so I can carve into the pad. It was almost like creating a sculpture.” |
“I enjoy trying out a new art project I had not done.”
“It was challenging to imagine how it will look like when carving it out and then not knowing what the outcome would either look good or bad.” “The cutting and the sculpturing was the hardest challenge I have done in this project.” “Something I felt challenging about this printmaking project was when we were carving out our artwork. I couldn't carve out the smaller gaps with the carving tool.” “Carving took a long time.” “It was challenging to carve it with the tool. Curves were the worst.” |