The Splotch

"Stamping on Squares" by Tadeuzs Toro

Thursday and Friday am:
Also experimented with printing by trying some simple stamping techniques. They used patterned rollers, stamps with textures, textured sensi-balls, corrugated cardboard and sponge stamps, over collaged colored squares.


"Collograph Print" by Ella Daisy Lusty

Tuesday pm :
This week the tuesday afternoon class was in a printing frenzy. Thanks parents for helping out! They rolled out their collographs with tempera and printed on various types of paper. The lighter weight papers actually worked better because they were more flexible going over all the different levels of material. The process was a challenge for some students. As familiar as I am with most of the students in this class, I observed a major advance in their development from when we did this project last winter.


"Erasure Portrait" by Vivienne Rioux-Bailey

Friday PM:
Class started with portraits from life of their friends. Using charcoal, they filled in the head neck and shoulder shapes, then used kneeded erasers to to create lighter areas to indicate the features of the face. They are continuing their study of observational drawing. All of the drawing exercises they are doing are getting them used to looking and recording which will help them in their larger project, the self portrait in tempera. This week they added hair and an indication of clothes. This project is being worked on in small parts so that they practice control. It is exciting to see the results of working slowly and with intention.


Tell me what you think!
-Paula