The snowflake prints that you made are stunning! Great job!
Mary Azarian’s beautiful painted woodcut prints highlight life in rural Vermont. Her folk-art is featured in more than 50 books, and earned her the Caldecott medal in 1999 for her work illustrating “Snowflake Bentley.”
Read:
There are many books illustrated by Mary Azarian that you can borrow from your local library. Here are a few of my favorites:
Watch:
Watch a video of Mary Azarian describing her work on Snowflake Bentley & other woodcuts:
Learn:
Read about Mary Azarian’s print making process
Visit the artist’s own site
Create:
Now that you’ve made your own print block, you can print it as many times as you would like. Turn it into a tee-shirt with these simple directions.