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Valentine’s Stamped Heart Painting for Kindergarten

By Marcia Beckett | February 9, 2013 - 5:58 pm |July 5, 2024 hearts, holiday, kindergarten, painting, printmaking, Valentines Day

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Colorful, stamped heart-shaped artwork with red circles and crosses on a mixed paint background, set against a red backdrop.

These were made by my kindergartners. I have seen a lot of gorgeous heart pictures around the internet lately. None of the techniques we used to make these are brand-new but maybe they are new-to-you! The kids experimented with watercolor pencils on a sheet of paper. They practiced mixing and blending colors. A large heart was traced on to their picture (when dry). Then, these were cut out. We stamped gadgets on the hearts using pink, red, purple and gold … Read more… →

Printed Faces with 1st Grade

By Marcia Beckett | February 2, 2013 - 2:25 am |July 5, 2024 1st grade, printmaking

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Child's crayon drawing of a smiling person with black hair, red flower ear clips, and an orange and black outfit.

Printing with Cardboard To print faces, cut cardboard rectangles. Dip in paint and stamp to make faces. We colored these with crayons and added words and letters with rubber stamps. Aren’t they expressive?

Collograph Prints: 2nd Grade

By Marcia Beckett | November 18, 2012 - 5:18 pm |July 5, 2024 printmaking, second grade

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Abstract art with black shapes, a blue circle, a red triangle, and green and yellow blocks on a white background, resembling the creativity seen in 2nd-grade collograph prints.

These collograph prints by 2nd graders were made by gluing cut out foam letters and shapes to a piece of cardboard. The kids drew and cut out their own foam letters and shapes, but I also had a selection of other foam pieces to add. We tied this project to the art of Jasper Johns. Before rolling and printing the plates, the kids glued shapes of colored paper on their background, so there would be some color showing through. Then, … Read more… →

Leaves!– Kindergarten

By Marcia Beckett | October 11, 2012 - 2:23 am |July 5, 2024 kindergarten, printmaking

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Artwork featuring two white leaf silhouettes against an orange background, bordered by a yellow frame evokes the simplicity often found in kindergarten creations.

Always a popular fall activity, we made leaf rubbings last week. Then, using our new Gelli Plates, we pulled prints of the leaves. To do this, we rolled acrylic paint on the plate. The kids then rolled textures in the paint using texture rollers. Leaves were placed on top. Then, white paper was placed on top of the plate. We rubbed the back of the paper with our fingers and then pulled the paper off to reveal these leaf prints. … Read more… →

Gelli Art Plates Giveaway!

By Marcia Beckett | September 15, 2012 - 4:29 pm |July 5, 2024 printmaking

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Teal abstract print with white shapes, including a scalloped circle, star, and various textured patterns created using Gelli Art Plates.

A representative from the Gelli Arts company emailed me a few weeks ago and asked if I wanted to try one of their gel printing plates and of course, I said yes, because I love free stuff. I had seen these on a few different mixed media blogs and my curiosity was piqued, but I shied away from them because of the price. Yesterday, I received two printing plates. One to try out and one to give away to the … Read more… →

Paper Weavings– Kindergarten

By Marcia Beckett | March 22, 2012 - 8:12 pm |July 5, 2024 kindergarten, printmaking

African Adinkra Stamps

By Marcia Beckett | February 6, 2012 - 5:19 pm |July 5, 2024 African, fifth grade, printmaking, sixth grade

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Abstract pattern of brushstroke asterisks in green, brown, blue, and black, arranged like Adinkra stamps in a grid on a white background.

The 5th/6th grade class has been carving stamps from soft cut blocks. They used acrylic paints to print their stamps on muslin cloth! The students read about the African Adinkra symbol stamps and created their own symbol.

Collographs– 2nd grade

By Marcia Beckett | December 14, 2011 - 12:42 am |July 5, 2024 printmaking, second grade

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Stacked artistic paper cards with colorful numbers, letters, and symbols in purple, blue, and green on a table, ideal for engaging 2nd-grade students in creative activities.

2nd grade Collographs:We read about the art of Jasper Johns. He used everyday, ordinary images and created art so people would view them in a new way. We made a collograph printing plate using letters and numbers cut from foam, alphabet letters, cardboard and foam shapes. Then we printed them on white paper. For some of these, we glued colorful shapes on the paper before we printed.

Finished Printed Faces: 1st Grade

By Marcia Beckett | December 3, 2011 - 9:15 pm |July 5, 2024 first grade, printmaking

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Child's drawing of a person with the text "I LOVE U" and "I LOVE BIRDS," featuring flowers, a bee, and the name "Ariel," showcasing 1st Grade creativity.

In this previous blog post, I showed you how we started our printed faces project. We finished our printed faces this week. The kids colored in the faces with markers or crayons. Then, they used rubber stamp letters to print words on the pictures. They are so fun!

Face Prints with Cardboard–1st Grade

By Marcia Beckett | November 23, 2011 - 2:18 am |July 5, 2024 first grade, printmaking

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A child's black ink drawing of a smiling face with spiky hair, triangular nose, and crossed lines for eyes on a piece of cardboard.

This week the 1st graders started making printed pictures of faces. 1. Cut strips of cardboard in varying widths.2. Place small paper plates with black paint on tables. Give each child a piece of paper. Demonstrate how you can dip the edges of the cardboard in paint and print lines. Next week, we will add color with crayons and markers. I also have a box of alphabet rubberstamps which they will use to add text to their pictures if they … Read more… →

Bubble Prints!

By Marcia Beckett | September 3, 2011 - 1:20 pm |July 5, 2024 kindergarten, preschool, printmaking

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Colorful abstract painting with splashes and circles in blue, green, pink, and yellow on a white background. Incorporating elements of Bubble Prints gives it a unique touch.

After experimenting with several ways of doing bubble prints, I think I found a way that works well. I poured some kids bubbles into small containers. Then, I mixed a few drops of food coloring into the containers. The bubbles were cheapo and weren’t really bubbly, so I added some dish soap as well. Then, I blew bubbles just as you normally would blow bubbles and let them land on the paper. When they popped, they left these splatters and … Read more… →

Valentines Prints

By Marcia Beckett | February 11, 2011 - 7:03 pm |July 5, 2024 first grade, printmaking

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Bright pink abstract art with peace signs, hearts, and spirals in white. Artist's signature at the bottom right.

Here are some of the finished styrofoam Valentine’s prints by the 1st graders. One trick that made these work MUCH better is when I dug out the jar of ink-retarder. The prints look so much better than the first ones we printed.

Carved Stamps– 5th/6th grade

By Marcia Beckett | February 9, 2011 - 2:42 pm |July 5, 2024 collaborative artwork, fifth grade, group artwork, printmaking, sixth grade

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Abstract painting with black flower patterns on a background of alternating pink and purple squares, using carved stamps for unique texture.

My 5th and 6th grade class carved stamps from E-Z Cut and then we printed them many times. They looked at African Adinkra stamps and then used those designs for inspiration. We printed them on artist trading cards, a design on paper and then on two large group artworks. The ones pictured here are our large group artworks. We are going to put this artwork in the school raffle fundraiser at the end of the year. I’m also going to … Read more… →

Styrofoam Valentines Prints

By Marcia Beckett | February 2, 2011 - 1:39 am |July 5, 2024 holiday, printmaking, second grade

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A variety of colored paper with intricate heart designs and prints, displayed on a flat surface, perfect for Valentines.

Here are some Valentine’s Day prints I made out of a styrofoam printing plate. You can use those styrofoam meat plates or, like I did, order the styrofoam printing plates from an art catalog (like Nasco). These are great for little kids to print with. All you have to do is draw with a pencil onto the foam. Then, using water based printing ink, roll it onto a tray using a brayer. Then, roll the inked brayer onto the foam. … Read more… →

Jasper Johns Collograph Print

By Marcia Beckett | December 8, 2010 - 8:49 pm |July 5, 2024 printmaking, second grade

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Artwork featuring a large, textured "S" and scattered letters "K," "L," and "D" on a blue-green background.

2nd GRADE:We read about the art of Jasper Johns. He used everyday, ordinary images and created art so people would view ordinary things in a new way. We made a collograph printing plate using letters and numbers cut from foam, cardboard and yarn pieces. We printed them on paper using white printing ink.