Railroad Printmaking

This project was an introduction to printmaking.  We first etched a pattern of our own creation into a rectangle of thin Styrofoam.  We then rolled paint onto our "stamp" and attempt to get a nice clear print.  I choice to take three very different prints to create my poster.  The background was supposed to be a scene that a South Dakota railroad train could pass through and the cars were to be loaded with a South Dakota export.  I chose to export sunflowers, disfigured cows, and wheat.

The idea of studying South Dakota exports is particularly fun and definitely covered in the 5th grade year.  This form of printmaking and pasting it on a scene could be done at any age and would be fun for K-3 to draw their family or yard.