Friday, April 5, 2013

Spring Print


Trying to use up some supplies and ran across linoleum blocks.  I thought I would give a double print a try.  WOW did the kids have fun!  They love to do something that is out of the ordinary... printing and cutting tools were something new to these students.  


Boy did I hound them on safety...  Even though this was true, I would say 90% of the students cut them selves in some way.  0% of the students complained about it.  They were just having too much fun!


The first day I set up 4 printing stations.  I asked students to pay attention to how they were set up and the next hour we printed, they were in charge of setting up the stations.  It worked like a dream.


My favorite part of this lesson was trying a new registration method.  It was highly successful and I would recommend it to all.  Check out these video.  

This is the short version of registration

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This is the long version that I showed the kids.








4 comments:

  1. brilliant idea for doing the registration of the prints! looks like you were having the care real lino not e-z-cut...that is hard to do...good for them!

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  2. Love your registration process! Great! As for the kids cutting themselves, if you are going to cut linoleum again, invest in (or make) a few inexpensive bench hooks (also called bench pins), which are basically constructed from a folded piece of metal or a couple of pieces of wood nailed/glued together that will hold your work in place without putting your hands where they will get cut. That way, no blood on the art room tables!!

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  3. Kids lone printmaking. I remember doing a lesson in middle school with Lino prints. I am in the process of finishing foam printing with my third graders. They loved it too! Your post is fantastic.

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