9-10th Grade Studio Art Printmaking of Community

Prints of Our Community

Studio art students learned about the history of printmaking and were shown different examples of well known printmakers. Students were introduced to the "collagraph," a type of printmaking approach where found objects are glued down to a surface and printed.

Students were required to create 3 final prints, each print was to be an exploration of different artistic mediums including soft pastels and watercolors.

Students used images of the local community for the theme of their prints.

The Printing Press

Plates pre ink: 

Black and white prints: 

Adding/exploring color: 

Student using a brayer to spread block printing ink onto her collagraph plate
(her print found below)

On display: