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African Adinkra Carved Stamps & Art for AUCTION– 5th and 6th grade

Colorful display of various designs made with African Adinkra Carved Stamps, with the words "Carved Rubber Stamps" in the center.

My 5th and 6th grade students studied Africa and the African Adinkra stamped cloths.  I showed them a slide show of images.

Examples of Adinkra symbols were shown for inspiration.  Check out my African Adinkra Pinterest board for handouts of symbols.  The kids could use these ideas and embellish upon them or come up with their own symbol based on some of these ideas.

They used linoleum cutters to carve their own rubber stamps on the Dick Blick Art soft carving stamps.  We brushed on acrylic paint with soft foam brushes to stamp the designs.

Colorful symbols in various shapes arranged in a radial gradient pattern from yellow, red, green, to blue and purple, resembling African Adinkra Carved Stamps.

This is a picture of all of our stamps on one large poster. We are going to sell this at our school auction as a fundraiser.

A hand-painted tree with green and blue abstract shapes on its branches against a white background, inspired by African Adinkra carved stamps.

Here is another picture one of my classes made using their rubber stamps.

Pattern of blue fish skeletons and square shapes on a white background, resembling carved stamps.

Stamped patterns in blue, green, and yellow ink on white paper, arranged in rows like abstract clovers using carved stamps.

Pattern of alternating blue and yellow floral and spiral block prints arranged in a grid on a white background, created using carved stamps.A pattern with colorful, abstract symbols arranged in rows on a white background, featuring designs inspired by African Adinkra.

 A vibrant abstract print featuring repeated geometric shapes inspired by African Adinkra in shades of yellow, white, green, and blue on a black background.

A pattern of squares with heart cutouts in blue, pink, yellow, and green against a white background.

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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

3 Responses to African Adinkra Carved Stamps & Art for AUCTION– 5th and 6th grade

  1. Kathy Zwahl says:

    I have tons of the soft carve stamp material. But I haven’t used lino cutters with elementary kids. Any tips on keeping the kids safe and setting up?
    Thanks!

    • I would probably use it only with grades 5 and up, but that’s my comfort level. Demonstrate how to make sure that you only carve in front of your other hand, carving away from your body. I constantly observe the kids as they start cutting and make sure they are all holding the tools properly and continually remind them to carve away from their other hand. We have had a few cuts, but nothing serious. As for set up, I show the kids how to change out the nibs to other sizes and I let them come up and change out nibs as they need to. When it’s time to print, they just carefully pour out a small amount of acrylic paint onto newspaper. Then, they dip their foam brush into the paint and paint it on the stamp. I show them how to be careful not to get their hands too dirty while holding the stamp, and to wash their hands often if they get paint on their fingers to avoid smudging their papers. If they use multiple colors, they either need to get a new brush or wash the other one really really well. Luckily the foam brushes are pretty cheap. At the end of the class, I sometimes will just have them throw all their stamps and brushes in the sink and have one volunteer wash everything, or I will just wash it all.

      • Kathy Zwahl says:

        Thanks Marcia, this sounds pretty much like I thought for printing and cutting.
        I don’t have acrylic paint, but in the past if they stamps are small I have used markers. We used ink on our collograph prints last month it worked well for that. Maybe I’ll experiment?
        Thanks!

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