In this unit, we will be using lino blocks to create repeat patterns to press into our clay vessels.
Our printmaking and ceramic units have been rolled into one to explore impressed line in clay.
•Impressed lines/texture: anything pressed into the clay to create a design, pattern or texture (ex. fabric, objects, wire, coins, etc)
•For this project, we will first be carving a lino block, then pressing the design into the clay before we build our vessels.We are going to carve lino blocks (a thin rectangle that feels like a tough eraser) and then ink up the blocks to make a print on paper (or in our case, to press into the wet clay.) For this to be effective, you must do the following:
•keep your design clean (no fussy detail)
•include texture (variations in line)
•have a balance between positive and negative space
•Once you draw your design onto the lino block you can start carving away your design.
•Everything you carve away will not print (but will be a raised line in clay), so be sure to have a balance between the positive and negative space.
•Images also print in reverse, so if you have letters in your design, carve them backwards so they turn out right.•This is a lino block that has been carved and is being inked up. Notice the parts that are not carved away will be the lines of your impression. The next step in printmaking is to press the inked lino block to a piece of paper to make a print.
•The next step for this assignment will be to press our carving into the clay.
•For this project, you can create
a singular design
or
a repeat pattern.
•You will also be creating a functional vessel.
•Impressed lines/texture: anything pressed into the clay to create a design, pattern or texture (ex. fabric, objects, wire, coins, etc)
•For this project, we will first be carving a lino block, then pressing the design into the clay before we build our vessels.We are going to carve lino blocks (a thin rectangle that feels like a tough eraser) and then ink up the blocks to make a print on paper (or in our case, to press into the wet clay.) For this to be effective, you must do the following:
•keep your design clean (no fussy detail)
•include texture (variations in line)
•have a balance between positive and negative space
•Once you draw your design onto the lino block you can start carving away your design.
•Everything you carve away will not print (but will be a raised line in clay), so be sure to have a balance between the positive and negative space.
•Images also print in reverse, so if you have letters in your design, carve them backwards so they turn out right.•This is a lino block that has been carved and is being inked up. Notice the parts that are not carved away will be the lines of your impression. The next step in printmaking is to press the inked lino block to a piece of paper to make a print.
•The next step for this assignment will be to press our carving into the clay.
•For this project, you can create
a singular design
or
a repeat pattern.
•You will also be creating a functional vessel.
singular design
A singular design is good for platters, plates, and wide vases.
•You will want a good amount of flat surface to showcase your design.
•A singular design is a scene or portrait; or something that is more illustrative than decorative.
•You will want a good amount of flat surface to showcase your design.
•A singular design is a scene or portrait; or something that is more illustrative than decorative.
repeat pattern
A repeat pattern is just that: a pattern that repeats.
•You can create one by making a design that fits in such a way that the pattern can seem continuous:
•https://vimeo.com/142836086
•Keep in mind that you still want your design to be clean and strong in negative/positive space balance to work best on clay.
•Use the lino block to create either a singular picture or a repeat pattern.
•Create a functional vessel using slab methods.
•Press lino into clay slabs either before assembling or after (depending on vessel.)
•You can create one by making a design that fits in such a way that the pattern can seem continuous:
•https://vimeo.com/142836086
•Keep in mind that you still want your design to be clean and strong in negative/positive space balance to work best on clay.
•Use the lino block to create either a singular picture or a repeat pattern.
•Create a functional vessel using slab methods.
•Press lino into clay slabs either before assembling or after (depending on vessel.)