Printmaking-- With Hebrew Letters!

Our letter of the week was ח - "chet" for חנוכה (Chanukah)! To help us learn how to make the shape of the letter, we made prints.

First we used a wooden tool to carve a "chet" into a foam star shape. We could also add any designs that we wanted.

Next we used foam rollers to cover our stars with a thin layer of paint

Then we put a fresh sheet of paper on top of the paint-covered star...

...And we pressed it, pressed it, pressed it, with a flat hand, making sure to go over all the edges.

The finished images are like snowflakes- each one is unique! We noticed that the letters become reversed when you make an impression of them. This is a great observation about the nature of printmaking- everything you carve or create will be flipped.

The foam stars can be used at home to make even more prints, and in different colors depending on your paint supply. Happy printing!