We live in an infographic-saturated world, surrounded by custom t-shirts, mugs, and posters. What a prime opportunity to harness the stencil printmaking process to make functional art to captivate students! While there are many printmaking processes, this particular one bridges the gap between artistic expression and everyday life. Students also gain a deeper understanding of how layers and color theory work. The two common stencil techniques are screen printing and hand stenciling. Let’s take a quick look at both and then take a deeper dive at hand stenciling in the K-12 art room.