6/7 - Mayan Symbols - printmaking - 2016/17

6/7 students completed these Mayan relief prints after learning about the Mayan culture in LA/SS/D. Symbols and hieroglyphics form the Mayan's visual communication. 6/7 students learned just how challenging it is to try to translate the symbols into our own language and alphabet. After choosing the symbols they each wanted to duplicate, they drew the images onto a material called; "Soft-Kut". Much like linoleum carving, "Soft-Kut" is used with linoleum cutting tools to carve away either the positive or negative space. Brayers were used to spread out the ink and transfer to the rubber. The act of making a print is called; "pulling a print". The numbering system to indicate "Artist's Proof" or AP as well as the method to number the total prints was incorporated onto the finished prints. You may see a fraction like 1/3 labeled on the bottom of the prints. This means three total prints were made and this one is the first of three total.

These photographs are also on Artsonia.com for you to peruse your child's work, and perhaps order on a variety of products offered through Artsonia. A portion of the proceeds come back to Eagle School in the form of funds for the Eagle art curriculum.