The Day of the Dead:Textiles/Printmaking
Overview
How other cultures use icons and imagery to remember and celebrate their lost loved ones. Focus on the Mexican ‘Day of the Day’ festivities.
Techniques: Drawing related symbols and stylising e.g. skulls, flowers. Printmaking and textiles.
FBV: Mutual Respect
Cultural Capital: Arts, religion and connections between the past, present and future.
UN Rights of the Child:
14. Freedom of thought and religion
31. Rest, play, culture, arts
Example Key Words
Lino Cut
A design or form carved in relief on a block of linoleum.
Print Making
The activity or occupation of making pictures or designs by printing them from specially prepared plates or blocks.
Tesselate
Decorate or cover (a surface) with a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons, that fit together closely without gaps or overlapping.
Embelish
Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.