“It’s Complicated” - Clay Monoprint by Andrew T. Smith of Visual Realia
"It's Complicated"
Clay Monoprint
16x24
Available for purchase framed.
This is a fun monoprint, and suitable for February; a large heart is in the upper right and several small ones dancing in the bottom left.
The title plays off of the "it's complicated" status you'll see on social media, as well as all of the intricacies in the print.
If interested in purchasing this one-of-a-kind print, contact Andy at:
ostman4200@comcast.net
Each print you make influences the next, all while using clay, an art tool used for thousands of years. (And formed over vast periods!)
Read MoreYork Town Craft Guild is offering a single session clay monoprint workshop.
Read MoreClay monoprints are designed on a slab of clay known as the matrix, which gradually changes over the course of time, showing the past and influencing the future. It is a living journal of the artist’s works.
Read More“Disruption” - a clay monoprint by Andrew T. Smith of Visual Realia Studio
Some clay monoprints serve as perfect examples when explaining the uniqueness of the technique. This is one of those examples.
Read MoreVisual Realia is once again offering a three-part series of classes on learning the art of clay monoprints.
Experience this unique art form established by Mitch Lyons. Utilizing techniques of printmaking, we’ll replace ink and paint with colored clay slip. We’ll explore basic techniques, move to more experimental methods, and finish with an informal open studio format. You will leave with a one-of-a-kind print each session.
Location: Adams County Arts Council
125 South Washington Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Tuesdays, November 5th, 12th, and 19th
10:00 AM - Noon
To register, visit the registration page here or call the Arts Council at (717) 334-5006.
Questions? Contact Andy via email at ostman4200@comcast.net.
Image attribution: Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington’s regional art treasure, the Delaware Art Museum, is running a retrospective look at the works of Mitch Lyons, the creator and master of the clay monoprint technique. It runs through February 2nd, 2020, and is definitely a must-see exhibit.
The show focuses on both his three-dimensional clay works, as well as a thorough visit through his exploration of clay monoprinting, from prints on rice paper, on black sandpaper, to their eventual home on pellon and reemay.
For more information:
Mitch Lyons: The Hand Translated
https://www.delart.org/exhibits/mitch-lyons/
https://www.delart.org/mitch-lyons-the-hand-translated/
Image attribution: Delaware Art Museum
Friday, June 7th, 2019
Hours: 5:00-7:30 PM
Demonstration: 5:30-7:00 PM
View a working demonstration of the clay monoprint process from beginning to a pulled print. Watch, discuss, and ask questions about the techniques.
Works (monoprints and photographs) will be available for viewing and purchase. Hope to see you there!
Visual Realia Studio
Adams County Arts Council, Studio 207
125 South Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Photograph courtesy of Hannah Smith.
Gettysburg now has its own clay monoprint studio! Find out more…
Read MoreGradient between two different RGB values for Manganese Violet.
Last weekend I made a clay monoprint using a new pigment for me, manganese violet.
A day or two later, I was listening to an interview with recently-passed clay artist Mitch Lyons, in with he suggested author Victoria Finlay’s books on color, so I ordered and received her “The Brilliant History of Color in Art.”
Ironically, her book has a chapter on manganese violet! (Subtitled “Monet Goes Outside.”) Before 1860, artists had to make their own purple colors by mixing red and blue themselves. Finlay noted that Monet loved using the color in shadows, which in reality are not pure black as we typically think of them.
In addition to its use with artists, It is also commonly found in cosmetics, as it is safe in that use.
Looking for a precise color to show here, I found two different versions, so the image above is a gradient between the upper left and bottom right colors.
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