We began the class by discussing our personal visual reflections from the art gallery. We were given the chance to discuss our personal reflections with our group members. It was interesting to see the different interpretations of the students on the gallery. Some people thought the same as I did, that art was often confusing and difficult to interpret, whereas others took the approach of looking at one artist and reflecting solely on their work. After discussing with our groups, we were given the opportunity to look at the reflections of other students in the class. It was interesting to see the varying interpretations and artistic understanding of the students. Some had quite abstract interpretations, whereas others were more clearcut and basic. We were then given instruction on printmaking. We were shown how to do printmaking using a variety of materials, from lino to foam to string and a glue gun. Printmaking is simply rolling ink or paint onto a shape or cutout and using it as a stamp on a piece of paper. We were told to use each material and make a shape. The groups were to have a specific theme to focus their prints on. Our group decided to choose the theme of the jungle or rainforest. My first material was the foam. I drew a flower into the foam using a sharp pencil and used a roller to cover the print in ink. The second material used was the linoleum. We used a sharp knife like object to cut away the excess from our image. We were left with an object that looked a lot like a stamp. The third material used was cardboard and string. We used a glue gun to glue string onto the piece of cardboard. We then used the roller to paint ink onto the print. After completing the three types of materials, we were given a large sheet of white paper to use as a group to make a large print. We all used our various shapes and objects to create our sheet. 
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