Clay Monoprint Technique Demo Video
Here’s a half-hour look at some of the most common techniques used in designing a clay monoprint.
The Facebook live event was cosponsored by Visual Realia and the Hanover Area Arts Guild, located in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Note: Hovering over the video should bring up several icons for better control, including one to view the video in a larger full-screen view.
Clay Monoprints Live!
Visual Realia is LIVE with a demonstration on May 7th, 2020.
Tools of the Clay Monoprint Technique
Art Demonstration - Live This Thursday
Have you been curious about these clay monoprints I share? Looking for something to learn about while sheltered-in-place at home?
This Thursday, May 7th, at 6:30, the Hanover Area Arts Guild and the Visual Realia Studio will be sponsoring a free online artist demonstration, live on Facebook.
At 6:30 PM Eastern Time, stop by the Guild's Facebook page. You'll notice a new post added around that time, and by clicking on that post, you'll be able to watch me show you some techniques used to create clay monoprints, a unique printing process where colored clay is used to create a one-of-a-kind print.
Clay monoprinting was invented by Pennsylvania native Mitch Lyons, who resided in southeastern Pennsylvania, so there's a state connection to the art medium.
If you want to get a peek at the process beforehand, you can read a short article on his website:
https://www.visualrealia.com/articles/2017/10/15/art-of-the-clay-monoprint
Note: You won't see the post on the Guild's Facebook page until the live stream starts around 6:30 on Thursday. See you there!
Thursday, May 7th, at 6:30 Eastern Time
Hanover Area Art Guild's Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/HanoverAreaArt/
"Disruption" by Andrew T. Smith of Visual Realia, LLC
It's Complicated (Clay Monoprint)
“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
Clay Monoprints: Three Session Workshop Registering Now!
Each print you make influences the next, all while using clay, an art tool used for thousands of years. (And formed over vast periods!)
Interested in digging into something creative and new, but don't trust your art skills? Want to create and take home real art? Like local connections?
Clay Monoprint Workshop
Thursdays, 6-8 PM
February 6th, 13th, and 20th
Adams County Arts Council - Gettysburg, PA
$100 ($90 for Arts Council Members)
Explore this unique art medium created by Pennsylvania Mitch Lyons, where printing is accomplished with colored clay. Traditional art skills and experiences are not required!
Each print you make influences the next, all while using clay, an art tool used for thousands of years. (And formed over vast periods!)
Check out the art form at https://www.visualrealia.com/articles/2017/10/15/art-of-the-clay-monoprint
Register here:
https://adamsarts.org/index.php/portfolio-item/fun-with-clay-monoprints
Intro to Pennsylvania's Clay Monoprints
York Town Craft Guild is offering a single session clay monoprint workshop.
New art forms and mediums are fascinating to explore, and in the case of clay monoprints, you can also be part of Pennsylvania’s art history.
Pennsylvanian Mitch Lyons developed this unique art form where past works influence the future. Intrigued, but don’t have the time to invest in multiple sessions?
York, Pennsylvania’s York Town Craft Guild is offering a single session workshop on Saturday, January 11th from 9-11:30 AM. $45 covers all costs and materials, and each participant leaves with a truly unique monoprint, as well as insight into an amazingly creative process!
Register online at:
Evolution of a Clay Monoprint Matrix
Clay 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.
The tradition established by artist Mitch Lyons with clay monoprints is to start each work on top of “remnants” of the previous art; some of the clay slip remains behind, gradually building color and design elements that will peek into new art. That randomness is one of the key elements that separates clay monoprint techniques from other printing mediums.
The image at the top of this article shows the clay matrix (in this case, the clay slab upon which new works are designed) as it appeared after pulling the previous print. It also serves as the starting point of the next print. While this new print will primarily be composed of clay slip newly added, some of the former slip in this starting point will also randomly transfer.
In this work, I wanted a background of related colors, so I “painted” various shades of clay slips directly on the matrix, as shown above.
Design elements are added to newsprint and allowed to partially dry.
After all of the design elements were added to the matrix, a piece of pellon was dampened and prepared.
Using various tools, the image is transferred to the pellon. Often, you will see some of the clay slip appearing through the material, as shown above.
The print is allowed to dry and is sprayed with a waterproof sealant, bringing out color and protecting the image. In most cases, the print is then ready for display. In this case, however, black oil paint lines were added on top of the print.
And the matrix? It has a new layer of art history, and awaits the next print.