Beatriz Milhazes Screenprints 1996–2011 Family Activity Sheet

Mini Activity: Signature ShapeMaterials: coloured pencils/ crayons/ oil pastels/ sharpies; colourful tracing paper and thick card,scissors, pieces of sponge or foam, paint; found materials (see below)• Trace or draw some shapes that you like in your notebook. They could be shapes from the artist’swork, or something you find outside the gallery (flowers, leaves, shells, feathers, stones).• Choose one of the shapes, make a stencil from it (by cutting the shape out of hard card) or cut theshape out of a sponge.• Repeat your shape, using the stencil or the sponge (with paint), as many times as you like.. now youhave your own signature wallpaper design!More ActivityIf you want to explore printmaking further, you could use materials such as wood (or even potatoes!) tocut your shape into and make more wallpaper. You will need a sharp tool to do this, so make sure there’san adult with you at all times!Beatriz Milhazes, Uva Selvagem (Wild Grape), 1996-98