Night & Day, You Are the One
Here are photos of four of the clay monoprints that I made last week with Mitch Lyons. The art's printed either on Pellon or on Reemay. These are not made with ink or paint, but rather a very thin layer of colored clay is pulled off a clay slab and adheres premanently to the cloth. Water is spritzed onto the clay slab before the Pellon is put down to print. An electrical charge builds up between the wet clay and the Pellon when a rolling force is applied. (The backside of the Pellon is rolled with a rolling pin, pizza roller, or spoon so that the entire surface comes in contact with the clay.) This charge is what holds the clay permanently to the cloth. There is no firing of clay, nothing. The prints are allowed to dry and then Thompson's Water Seal is spritzed to preserve the vibrant colors.
5 comments:
Hi Cheryl, your monoprints are very cool. I like On Target best :-) I'm not sure if I understand the clay printing concept though.
Cheers
Claire
These prints are really great. I have never heard of this type of printing on fabric.
Cheryl,
That must have been some workshop! I have never seen this process, Very exciting. (note to self: add learning this to "the list") Love the texture and color! Jen
I love these mono prints, much better than the ones my tutors showed me, the texture must be amazing, so much to try so little time, thanks for sharing
Love the vivid colour and spontaneity, Cheryl. But what is Reemay? It is wonderful how many ways there are to make monoprints!
One of my favorite things to do, too.
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