(Click on images to enlarge)I spent the weekend at Diana's Art Farm in Petaluma. She is a ceramic artist and uses a process that incorporates clay slab and colored clay slip into a monoprint on Pellon interfacing fabric. The process was developed by Mitch Lyons and allows a much longer open time for manipulating and playing with pigment before printing it.
I met an amazing group of women at the workshop and Diana fed us incredible gourmet food all weekend long.
It took me all of Saturday to get into the rhythm of the process. I only made 3 prints all day Saturday, but on Sunday morning I was able to print out 4 in only half the time. I'm planning to take this workshop again at some time. If you are interested in the workshop or just want to see Diana Crain's work go to http://wallvases.com/ follow the link to her art farm. You may have to call her to get the dates for upcoming workshops since it looks like her workshops page is not current.
And while I was busy making art, that guy that I live with was up in the Annadel Mountains riding his mountain bike around. It was a glorious weekend for us both.
