Research




Elizabethan and Jacobean Embroideries  Prints and Weaves
































Colour predictions 2014 from WGSN





Roller research











Clay Research Feb 2014

Ceramics and Print by Paul Scott 1994 
(738.15.SOC) IBSN 0-7136-3746-3

Inlay

Red clay painted inlay to reveal white clay patterns 13th-16th C
Stamp clay with pattern
Biscuit fire clay
Apply under glaze
When dry scape surface back to reveal stamped area 

Screen-printing

Mix ceramic pigment with light sensitive emulsion
Print it dry it expose it

Print gum Arabic mixed with Diazo sensitizer
Expose it
Dust with ceramic pigment

Relief printing (to impress)

Try solar plate pressed into leather hard clay
Biscuit fire
Ceramic pigment painted into indented surface and excess wiped away

Carve a lino
Inks made by mix of ceramic pigment (mix cobalt and copper oxides and copperplate oil)
Roller out thin layer of ink
Roll onto lino 
Transfer onto clay slabs
Fire and glaze with matt stoneware glaze

Intaglio (below the surface)

Dry point onto Perspex
Ink with oxides or under glaze mixed with copperplate oil
Use ceramic pigment transfer onto pottery tissue (florist paper)
Rub pottery tissue onto bisque fire clay to transfer image 
Fire

Mono printing

Paint onto sheet of glass with oxide or underglaze mixed with water
When dry tape a sheet of pottery tissue onto glass and draw onto the paper with soft pencils
Lift off and place on top of damp clay
Rub tissue to transfer image onto the clay 
Fire
Screen print straight onto clay or soft porcelain
43T mesh bold shapes
90t mesh half tones
1 part medium system 3
2 parts ceramic pigments

Direct photo emulsion

1 part ceramic pigment
2parts water
2 parts gum Arabic
2 parts ammonium dichromate

Paint onto fried glazed tile
When dry expose to uv using and acetate positive for 10mins
Wash out and re fire @680°c

Liquid light silverprint emulsions

Prime biscuit fired clay with water based acrylic or polyurethane varnish
Paint on emulsion
Expose to light
Develop 
Wash for 30 mins under running water



Fired black clay 




White glaze  brushed over pattern and wiped off with a damp sponge
it didn't turn out white as there is too much iron in the clay overpowering the glaze


Design embossed into porcelain from lion
Bisque fired
A black body glaze was painted over all of the design and then sponged off
Tile was then fired


                                              13th Century scrape back technique.
The design is impressed into black clay,and then bisque fired.
Overpaint with porcelain slip, let dry 
Scrape back with a metal kidney
and fire the red clay will turn black
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This is the same as above but a wet sponge was used to take off the excess porcelain slip
Specialist Pigments





























Sublimation print on brushed gold aluminium


Acrylic pigments screen printed onto aluminium


A sublimation print has been added to this gold aluminium .
this has then had an acrylic screen print placed on top.
it creates a great matt and shiny contrast
  • Wood

 2mm Ply wood has a sublimation print printed on it
The wood was then laser cut
This is the positive image 


 2mm Ply wood has a sublimation print printed on it
The wood was then laser cut
This is the negative image


  • Perspex / Acrylic

Samples of 2 and 3mm Acrylic that i got for free by writing to the company 


Sublimated printed 2mm window Acrylic laser cut
Negative shape



Sublimated printed 2mm window Acrylic laser cut
Positive  shape