| CLAY MONOPRINTS |
| Mitch Lyons |
| Course Description |
| If your artistic aspirations don’t fit neatly into a given category, this workshop, which expands the possibilities of one medium into another, may be just what you’re looking for. Start by rolling a slab of stoneware that will serve as your printing plate, and while it dries to leather-hard, you’ll make clay slip to which you’ll add both organic and inorganic pigments. Brush the pigments onto the slab, and when they dry, you’ll inlay them into the slab with a wooden rolling pin, one color of slip over another. Ceramic techniques, including slip trailing, stamping, and incising, provide texture and color. When you lift the colored slips onto paper or canvas substrate, you’ll produce a monotype distinguished by its velvety surface and rich color. Mitch will demonstrate the process and show slides of the history of clay printing. All levels of experience are welcome. |
| Instructor |
| Mitch Lyons earned his Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Ceramics from Tyler School of Art, and his Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Graphics from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His clay monoprints can be found in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Woodmere Museum, American University and the University of Delaware. He has taught at West Chester University, Moore College of Art, Rowan University, Alfred University, and the University of Delaware. In the past 10 years he has led over 100 workshops. www.mitchlyons.com |
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| Dates |
May 29 - June 1, 2008 |
| Tuition |
$450 ($425 members) |
| Skill Level |
All Levels |
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| Call (307) 733-6379 to Register |
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