Mono-printing is a form of printmaking that has lines or images that can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, which allows for multiple originals. Students were introduced to Mary Cassatt and her work during the impressionist period, particularly her technique in making monoprints. Students created a painting in tempera on a cookie sheet and quickly transferred the print to a piece of paper. Materials Sketchbook Pencil Clean cookie sheet Tempera Paint Brushes Paper ![]() Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Pennsylvania but lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.
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