Bonnie Randall Boller
www.bonnieclayart.com
My current printmaking processes includes the techniques of Clay Monotype and Linocut. I am most comfortable expressing images with an intuitive approach to a minimalist style of abstraction or stylized forms where the viewer is left to interpret as they please.
Clay Monotype, my newest art medium, is a technique of printmaking with liquid clay as the ink. The clayprint is one of kind, archival, and printed onto a non-woven fabric substrate.
Linocut is a technique of carving an image into a sheet of linoleum, inking with a brayer and printing onto paper.
Images reveal themselves when I become involved with the process and give my creativity the freedom to develop naturally. A historical reference develops with layers of intense hues and underlying textures. Calligraphic lines define subtle forms and symbols.
Art connects me with my spiritual, intellectual and creative energy. I received a BA in Art and Teaching Credential in 1966-67 and have over 30 years of teaching art and ceramics, along with exhibiting and selling my artwork. I currently teach ceramics and other workshops at Mastick Senior Center and my Clay Art Studio.
In all this time, I remain humble to the realization that art is about the process of creation more than it is about the finished product.
Twilight Cruise, 2011
Medium: Clay Monotype on Non-Woven Fabric
Size: 34" x 24"
Banner Images: "In Bloom", linocut 12" x 12"
and "In the Grass", Clay Monotype, 36" x 24"