Printmaking inspired by Andy Warhol

This latest project introduced the children to the work of Andy Warhol. We began by looking at examples of some of his work and reading a book about him called "Uncle Andy." The children noticed the bright colors he liked to use in his work, and we discussed the printmaking process and why his work was called "Pop Art." The first step for the children was to make hand prints using fun, neon-colored tempera paint. Then they chose some rectangles of brightly colored paper and glued them to a black background. The most challenging part of the project for the students was to cut out their hand prints, working carefully around the fingers, and then glue them to the background paper to complete their collage. The six collages below are by: Annie, Cade, Charlie, Ela N., Ella U. and Graham.

The collages below are by: Jaylynn, Kaylen, Myima, Peter, Violet, Will and Martin. (Please note that if you do not see your child's collage listed, it means they were absent for this project).

 If students finished their Andy Warhol-inspired art before the end of class period, they could choose a bag of collage materials and create a "free choice" collage. The children really enjoyed discovering the various collage items and the photos below are of some of the works-in-progress. This next week, we will begin another printmaking project, combined with paper weaving, inspired by Adinkra symbols used by the peoples of Ghana.