Dancing in the Garden: Autumn Glow

18" x 11" (block)
22" x 15" (paper)

This is the last work of art for Dancing in the Garden! I have been working for so many hours, so many days in a row during this residency that I feel like I can't even see straight anymore. So I don't know how I feel about this yet, but I suspect I like it. 

Collages by 6th Graders at Morris

Last month I posted images of wildlife and botanical illustrations by 6th graders at Morris Elementary. I worked with them through the Wagner Free Institute for Science's SNAP program. For the final portion of their art curriculum the students took some of their prints and worked them into creative collages. Here are some of my favorites from Morris.

Botanical and Wildlife Linocuts (First Proofs) by 6th Graders at Morris

This week the rest of my 6th grade SNAP (Science Nature and Art in Philadelphia) students  pulled black and white proofs from their carved linocuts - this is a sampling from Morris Elementary. (I have also posted images from kids at Kearny and Meade.)

I especially love the gasps I get from kids who have never done relief printmaking before when I pull up the first print from the demo block. After that the kids happily go to work trying to get a good image. When they fail to get one they like, I tell them, "That's the joy of printmaking, you can always print a new one." Then they go back to the inking station to try again.