August - 2017 2/3

Object as Image - Soft Ground Etchings

"I took inspiration from a variety of different images to combine an element of artificial architecture, the bricks, and an element from...

"I decided to focus on plants and greenery for my etching project. I chose a up-close image of of some leaves as my reference photo. I...

Today we took a field trip to see The World is Sound exhibit at the Rubin Museum of Art, a museum focused on Himalayan and Buddhist art...

The students have been busy learning a variety of etching techniques on copper, including Hard Ground, Soft Ground, andChine-collé. More...

"[For my etching project] I was inspired by the juxtaposition between the nature and the industrial architecture. I liked how the plants...

The Making Meaning illustrations are complete! Check out all of the wood block printed posters below. Each student printed an edition of 5.

For project #2, the students are exploring the rich legacy of printmaking as a communications tool for social justice and activism. Each...

It's Day 2, and we kicked it into high gear by printing our linocut patterns...again and again. It was a LOT of hand printing with a...

Day 1: The pre-college academy kickoff! We dive right in and start developing ideas and cutting linoleum for the pattern printing project!

From clothing to wallpaper, to dishtowels and pillows, hand printed patterns are everywhere! For our first project, we are going to...

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