Majestic Matariki Art

 Hey Bloggers, in school we have been doing foam printing of the Matariki cluster; the Seven Sisters. Matariki is a star cluster that comes out at the start of July. Matariki is the start of the Maori New Year and symbolizes new life. These prints have a mountain range down the bottom and Matariki at the top. The mountain range represents Mt Cook.  I tried to make my mountains weren't super pointy. We had to print and frame it ourselves.

The Steps:

First, we had to draw a draft on a piece of paper. We had to draw it on reversed because the picture flips when you print it. 

Second, you had to draw your design with a pen onto your piece of foam. You had to make sure you didn't dent your paper, if you did then it would show up in your print.

Third, you have to choose what colour ink you wanted and if you wanted to fade it or not. You roll a paint roller over some ink to get it covered in paint Then you roll it over your foam.

Forth, when your foam is covered in paint you put a piece of white paper over top and apply pressure with a dry paint roller. After you have done this you can take off the paper. You should now have a piece of art that resembles the Matariki star cluster.

If you want to you can clean and dry your piece of foam and do it again.

I did four pieces of art. I decided that my fourth one was the best-looking one so I framed that one. To make the frame you had to cut a rectangle into a piece of A3-sized paper. Then you stuck it on top of your artwork. We had to make sure that the bottom piece of art wasn't hanging out of the frame.

Next time I think I would apply more pressure when drawing my design onto the foam. I would also put more paint on so that I wouldn't get white dots. Have you ever foam printed before? If you have, did you enjoy it? I enjoyed doing this. What colours would you choose? If there is anything I can improve on please comment below.

Bye Bloggers, Soph :)