clay monoprints workshop
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Clay Monoprints WorkshopNorwalk, CT
By Adair W. Heitmann
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Printmaking studio
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Technique
• Artist Mitch Lyons developed a method to make monoprints/monotypes by adding colored clay slips, not ink, to a slab of wet clay (matrix).
• The clay slips are mixed with permanent pigments to achieve brilliant colors.
• Textures and stencils are added.• Damp paper is placed over the design and rolled
with a wooden rolling pin.• The results are incredibly sophisticated.
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Making the clay matrix
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Drying the clay matrix outdoors
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Artist, Mitch Lyons, teacher
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Fellow artists
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An artist at play
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Beautiful space to work
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Happy student with Mitch
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Artists working
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Pulling a print
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Fun with textures and clay slips
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Ready to print
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Tools of the trade & making pastels
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Homemade pastels
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All done - the remains of the day
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Gratitude
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“I don’t work with perfect.” –Mitch Lyonswww.mitchlyons.com
Center for Contemporary Printmakingwww.contemprints.org
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For more information about artist, writer, and speaker Adair Wilson Heitmann
www.adairheitmann.com websitewww.creativityandwellness.wordpress.com blog
https://twitter.com/AdairHeitmannhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/adairheitmann
Thank you.