RELATIONSHIPS POPPLET
MARY CASSATT
Procedure
DESIGN PROBLEM: TSW create a series of original prints from one print plate to depict an important relationship.
- OPTION 1: Collograph and Frottage
- TSW make a simple drawing on cardboard or cardstock of an important RELATIONSHIP
- TSW add at least three layers of cardboard or cardstock for dimension to create a matrix for printin
- TSW use a brayer and printing ink to produce a series of 3 prints from the matrix
- TSW clean the matrix after printing and use it to produce one or more crayon rubbings (frottage prints)
- OPTION 2: Faux Drypoint with Hand Coloring
- TSW make a simple drawing of an important RELATIONSHIP on thin paper (approx. 6” x 9”)
- TSW tape drawing to Scratch foam of the same size and trace over the lines with pencil to incise the image into the face of the Scratch foam. This produces a matrix.
- TSW register the matrix to print paper with painter’s tape.
- Using water-based markers, TSW color the matrix, section by section, and print image onto the print paper. Matrix will be cleaned and process repeated with new colors to create a second print.
Reflection
Although printmaking seemed slightly intimidating at first and I would want more practice with it before teaching it myself, this studio was a great approach to developing my envisioning skills. I had to think deeply about which print making tools would serve the purpose I wanted it to in my piece. This piece, more so than others so far, required planning and envisioning before I could begin it.
This studio relates to the idea of relationship because we were asked to highlight a relationship important to us through this piece. I chose a background that reminded me of my grandma’s sunroom. On top of the background I used letter stamps and self-created stamps to reflect how time spent in this room with my grandparents affected my upbringing. I am sure at any age, students could represent a relationship through this type of media.
I plan to integrate print-making in my mathematics teaching. In younger grades, the relationship in the piece could represent that all of the stamps are shapes for example. Second graders could also make a hundreds chart with different color stamps. Higher-grade levels could use print-making in mathematics to reference the meaning of fractions.
This studio relates to the idea of relationship because we were asked to highlight a relationship important to us through this piece. I chose a background that reminded me of my grandma’s sunroom. On top of the background I used letter stamps and self-created stamps to reflect how time spent in this room with my grandparents affected my upbringing. I am sure at any age, students could represent a relationship through this type of media.
I plan to integrate print-making in my mathematics teaching. In younger grades, the relationship in the piece could represent that all of the stamps are shapes for example. Second graders could also make a hundreds chart with different color stamps. Higher-grade levels could use print-making in mathematics to reference the meaning of fractions.
DO-HO SUH
Reflection
This studio was fun because a pop-up is a simple, fun idea that still holds so much room for creativity and interpretation. The pop-up studio asked us to create an imaginary house or home that we could carry with us all of the time. This studio relates to the big idea of relationship because I have multiple homes: my family’s house, my grandparents’ house in Jefferson City, my grandparents’ home in Belton, MO, and my home at Mizzou! I have a different relationship with each of these places. I could make a pop-up for each of my homes and each pop-up would be different. For example, the pop-up I made in studio is one that shows one of my future homes, India (I will be studying abroad there this summer!). Because I haven’t experienced living in India yet, I could only use pictures that depict what I currently think India is like. When I get back from studying there, my relationship with the country will be changed, and my pop-up would probably look dramatically different.
This activity has endless application to the classroom. Without any modification, it could be used as a community building activity. Students could recreate their home and share the kind of home they come from with the class. Pop-ups could also be an option for students to respond to books they read. My fifth graders have monthly book projects and making a pop-up could be an established way to respond to a book.
This activity has endless application to the classroom. Without any modification, it could be used as a community building activity. Students could recreate their home and share the kind of home they come from with the class. Pop-ups could also be an option for students to respond to books they read. My fifth graders have monthly book projects and making a pop-up could be an established way to respond to a book.