Where to Begin...
Our project started off with a discussion about FLAP with our instructor, Hilary. She informed us that this was a project that she wanted to do and would like some help in getting it moving. Raysha, Sindy, and Michelle all became excited about saving the lives of birds and jumped at the opportunity to be involved in such an important task.
We decided through advice from Hilary, that making unique prints of birds would be the best way to grab the attention of the professors in the building. So how many prints would we need? Raysha and Sindy spent some time travelling each floor, counting out the number of offices with windows. They counted out 300 offices, which meant we would need to make 300 prints.
Michelle spent some time working on posters, but they unfortunately were not able to go up around the school.
We decided through advice from Hilary, that making unique prints of birds would be the best way to grab the attention of the professors in the building. So how many prints would we need? Raysha and Sindy spent some time travelling each floor, counting out the number of offices with windows. They counted out 300 offices, which meant we would need to make 300 prints.
Michelle spent some time working on posters, but they unfortunately were not able to go up around the school.
Getting Started
We were provided with the materials: linoleum boards for the prints, carving tools, printmaking inks, rollers, hard plastic boards for inking, and a variety of paper to help make each print unique; the paper was cut into smaller sizes with a cutting board ( approximately 6x9 inches).
The students were recruited (see: Education Through Art page for further information on this topic) to help with the printmaking through three different workshops. The workshops ran on two different days to allow for different people to take part, with a final workshop taking place during class time. All three workshops were held in our classroom, FE135, and involved prep time as well as cleanup time. A PowerPoint presentation was put together to educate the students on how they would be helping, and then the fun began!
The first group made all of the actual print templates of the birds. Each person made their own bird design by drawing it out on the lino board and carefully cutting the image out with carving tools. This step took about 20-50 minutes, depending on students' ability and how intricate their design was.
The students were recruited (see: Education Through Art page for further information on this topic) to help with the printmaking through three different workshops. The workshops ran on two different days to allow for different people to take part, with a final workshop taking place during class time. All three workshops were held in our classroom, FE135, and involved prep time as well as cleanup time. A PowerPoint presentation was put together to educate the students on how they would be helping, and then the fun began!
The first group made all of the actual print templates of the birds. Each person made their own bird design by drawing it out on the lino board and carefully cutting the image out with carving tools. This step took about 20-50 minutes, depending on students' ability and how intricate their design was.