Classroom Art

Item Description

Medium: Risograph print on paper

Process: Each first-grade class created a risograph print on paper using numbers, letters, and solid shapes. Each print is presented as a framed piece with an accompanying legend of each student's inspiration.

Inspiration: In a time where things are becoming increasingly digital, a nostalgic love for ephemera and vintage design emerges. Invented by Noboru Hayama in Japan in 1946, the risograph print creates layers of color that appear similar to a screen print, using a special soy-based ink called RISO ink, also invented by Hayama. In first grade, our students begin to see their ABCs and 123s as a way to endlessly explore the world around them. In the process of making a risograph, each student imagines that letter/number in a story of its own.

Coordinators: Irene Faye Duller, Manae Ross, and Mika Stjernvall

The frame size is 20 x 28. 

The picture print inside is 11 x 17.

Item Special Note

1- Leslie: One class. One community diverse learners. One group of scholars. One collection of
unique personalities. One circle of brave voices. ONE ROOM 118

2- Oliver H: They fly to the country and explore caves.

3- Eammonn: They’re going to make an awesome driller when they grow up

4- Kato sensei:

5- Isis: Blobs feel happy because they’re flowers and they like to grow. They throw water to the
ocean and the fish get happy because they love water.

6- Charlotte: Drops are gathering their friends so that they can start a rain storm. “mix
yourselves together and we’ll get in you clouds”. Go up where it’s high and cold and we can
freeze to snow.

7- Aoi: The stars fly around and form an H

8- Kato: The squares are swimming. All 8 dive on the same board. They’re all in a family.

9- Jaden: The stars are holding hands. They’re going to light up and go to the golden museum.
They’re going to get special awards and read book.

10- Meyir: They went on an airplane and were all hungry. The pilot came over and brought
them snacks. They landed in France and met new people.

11- Miya: Theres this kingdom at the middle of the forest. Theres a crystal treasure there. The
night was coming and they trapped the evil wizard.

12- Leah: They almost fell into a volcano, then they remembered they had sticky things for their
feet and they got across and survived. They like to go on adventures.

13- Nico: Zig zags shoot fire out of their fingernails. They dance over a lava river.

14- Oliver Kai: The 14 monkey, they like to hang on trees, they can breath under water.

15- Bonie: They drop to the ground and splash. They give the planet water.

16- Brooklyn: Squiggle like worms. They fly to find food.

17- Kiyorah: The diamonds like to go in the sky. They sleep but they know they are shiny.

18- Dashiell: The circles are flying to the ocean where they’ll ride a boat and catch fish.

19- Carl: 4 plus 4 plus 4 Plus 4 plus 3. They might be happy being a railroad crossing to tell
people that theres a train coming, or not.

20- Jhia: They can bounce, they can fly, they help people.