Into The Woods Road Art Studio: Circle Stamping

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Circle Stamping

Our Pre-k artists have left the world of rubbings but are continuing their printmaking unit with STAMPING. The first day of stamping we looked at some work of Damien Hirst and realized that we saw lots of circles! We then were given a variety of bottle caps which each had a different size circle. Next, we started stamping away with circles inside circles and all over our page we made more circles. The second day of stamping we looked at a different circle painting by Damien Hearst and discussed how we still saw circle, but this time they were inside one big circle shape and we discussed the different colors each circle was. Finally, we started stamping again but this time our stamps were more controlled and we got to use different colors. Students focused on pushing down and quickly picking up.

Day 1 of Stamping

Damien Hirst

Day 2 Stamping with Colors!

Damien Hirst

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Mrs. Banker- The Art Teacher at Woods Road Elementary

In addition to being an artist myself, I find even more joy aiding in the art making of children. I am surprised all the time by how much young artists can discover on their own and I try to aid in that self discovery as much as possible. Each unit I design, starts off with an exploration of some sort, so students can really see all the possibilities of a particular material/media. Although we do look at many past and present artists to get inspired and see how other successful artists problem solved, it is never a goal to create work that that looks like a "Picasso" or a "Van Gogh." It is a priority for me to make sure each lesson is crafted with enough freedom for students to express their own personal interests and passions. In addition to my experience as an artist and teacher, I earned a Master's degree in Art and Design Education from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.