Haring Take Two

I introduced the artist Keith Haring to my middle school classes through new printmaking projects. We discussed the elements in his work and created our own Keith inspired prints. The sixth and seventh graders explored the process of gelli mono printing with collage and the eighth graders worked on a simpler version of the styrofoam relief prints with chine colle (*a fancy printmaking term for a technique involving tissue+glue). I felt a bit hurried to get the work finished due to class time constraints and the approaching Christmas break. Here is the first batch of mono prints, complete with creative titles. Stay tuned to see the finished relief prints!

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