Printmaking is a great way for pupils of all ages to experiment and explore visual art. It can be applied throughout the key stages, adapted to suit different levels of ability and can encompass almost any theme or curriculum area (YSP,2013).

In todays session we were relating back to our evocative object through print making. We drew our object and made a print of it.

There are various benefits for print making such as: problem solving, teamwork, communication etc. Arguably the most important benefit is that it allows children to develop fine motor skills due to the hands on nature of the task. (YSP, 2013).

There are various different stages of print making which can be adapted to suit an individuals ability, we were allowed to experience this as in our Integrated Arts module we had practiced print making using polystyrene whereas this time we were using lino. It was clear that using lino was much more difficult and requires extra patience and concentration, this was interesting to see.

Print making can be incorporated across many curricular areas such as science, history, maths, ICT etc.  It is something that I would definitely like to try and implement throughout placement.

With a subject matter as broad as life itself. The arts easily relate to aspects of almost everything else that is taught (Charles Fowler, n.d.)

Reference 

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (2013) Exploring Printmaking. [Online] Available:http://moodle.uws.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/872850/mod_resource/content/1/ignite-teacher-resource-printmaking.pdf [Accessed 6 April]