PAPER MONEY PROJECT

In this extensive project, LPCA's middle school classes studied paper money, also known as bank notes, in depth. It began with the classes doing research on actual paper money from around the world so as to better understand the complexities of the design and detail of a bank note. Then they created their own paper money prototype. The focus had to be a self-portrait, and many criteria were required as far as details. The background was made by relief printmaking. Here is what the kids came up with: