monotype class

I've been so curious about monotype since I saw Wake Up and Get to the Sale by Neil Ambrose-Smith at the MIA. It's not on display anymore; it was in the Native American section and now is in storage or wherever. I saw it when I was on one of the MIA Inspired by Books walk/talks but can't remember which one. I'll have to go back through my notes.

Wet Paint had an intro to monotype class this week taught by Gwen Partin and of course I signed up because I wanted to know how this works. I still haven't been able to figure out Neil Ambrose-Smith's work but that's okay. I did figure out that I'm not going to be doing printing (I also said that about making books) because for one thing I can't afford that press thing (although I think they have it at MCBA that I can use) and the ink is way to messy for me. I'll probably stick with Gelli printing.

I made 5 monotype prints. Three are here. The other two might appear later when they have a few more layers of something or have been chopped into something and reworked into something.

Top: is a ghost print. I really really like that one and I'm thinking of cutting it up and using it as a book cover. Or maybe make a bigger book and use it as a book cover. So lovely! Probably won't be reborn as some other version by me. Note: I used fresh leaves just picked from the greenhouse and this was a mistake because the green juice was pressed out and got on the paper and the protecting papers. You aren't supposed to do that.

Middle: I have the ghost print of this also and I'm pretty sure the ghost will be reborn into some other version with more layers.

Bottom: Hmmmm. Not sure. Maybe a small book cover. Chop in half and part is front cover and part is back cover. Will also be reborn into some other version.

Some of my classmates made some lovely pieces that I thought could hang on a wall or at least be saved forever for looking at.

Even though I learned cool stuff I learned "printer" is not going to be a word attached to me. I can transfer some the learned skills to gelli printing. And I also signed up for a monotype class at MCBA in March or April 2020. I thought about the paper and that it was wet then dried with a towel so it was damp before printing and what if I did that and used printing plates (thick acrylic sheets) and paper (the lovely Rives BFK) and then used a rolling pin to press the ink into the paper?