Monotypia on monipuolinen ja maalauksellinen grafiikan menetelmä, joka onnistuu myös kotioloissa, koska siihen...
Third graders are still in the printing stages of our Evergreen Collagraph prints, but they are coming out so nicely that I couldn't wait to share! We will be trimming, hand-coloring, and numbering our prints soon. So far, we have built a printing plate using a variety of textured materials like foam, woven fabric, sandpaper, and cardboard. We cut a variety of evergreen tree shapes and punched holes for the "berries & cones." We printed using white ink to represent the first snow of winter. The prints are beautiful and the plates look really nice themselves! Some of our "smudgier" prints will get some oil pastel detailing. This project really put us in the holiday spirit - we are ready for winter! building the printing plates prepping for printing rolling on the ink placing the paper over the plate the image prints in reverse
Create your own prints using a pasta machine as a press!
For my next show at Möllebekken SOLD
Hello! Long time no blog! Delyth is six weeks old now and we've been enjoying both the scrummy new baby and the summer vacation. I have got ...
When you're a beginner you make mistakes. And mistakes are good because you can learn from them. One of the things watercolor artists sometimes see as a problem is “watercolor blooms”. You’ve probably already seen these unexpected blotches that seem to appear out of nowhere… Right? When I was starting out with watercolors I would
Kankaanpainantaa luonnonväreillä, lehtivihreällä.
First, thank you so much for all the emails and messages and comments yesterday. You guys are super encouraging and I completely appreciate it. It’s always a bit nerve racking throwing your…
Every grade level loves to make castles. I wanted an easy fairy tale castles project for my second grade students.
How gorgeous. No wonder why IKEA, Art Group, Chronicle, Godiva, and many others commission/license Lisa’s work. Wednesday: Carolyn’s fabric
Sports med articles are the most boring thing ever—no one wakes up one morning and thinks "I'd like to read about the plantar fascia today." That is, unless the bottom of your foot is screaming at you when you step out of bed. Then, an in-depth article on plantar fasciitis and how to cure it couldn't be more fascinating.
I made these collograph prints with very young children. The one pictured is my example. They started with a piece of craft foam and scissors. I explained that they should try cutting out different shapes: some small, some slightly bigger, and to try and use some straight cuts and some curved or wiggley cuts. They didn't need to worry about it looking like an object that could be recognized. One little girl did opt to cut out a flower and a little boy did a house. We used white glue to attach the craft foam to a piece of corrugated cardboard and we let out printing plates dry until the next class. For printing we just used tempera paint and little foam rollers that can usually be purchased in the home improvement section of the Dollar Store. I encouraged them to print many images on one sheet of paper. I'm starting a newsletter with DIY templates, news from my Etsy shop, and step-by-step photos of some of the techniques for my artwork and illustrations. The newsletter in early June 2018 will include a template for a simple pop-up book to make with children. Sign-ups on the right-hand side of the blog.
Drawing over the top of eco-printed paper is a lovely project to do with all the samples that accumulate. It can be a meditative process, and can also inspire new ways of drawing. Even if you don…
