Clay MonoPrints are one-of-a-kind art works. Just as an oil painter uses oil paint on canvas, the clay painter uses fluid, colored clay called “slip” (the paint) on a flat, hard, dried clay surface called “the slab” (the canvas). An image is painted onto the slab using the hand-colored wet slip and when the artist is done, a layer of fabric is laid over the wet image. The use of a hand-held roller on the back of the fabric using pressure and repeated strokes causes the wet clay image to transfer onto the fabric. The resulting “one-of-a-kind” painting on fabric is called a “hand-pulled print”. After the fabric is removed and allowed to dry, sealant is applied to the surface to secure the painting’s archival quality.

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