Leaf Printing on Slipware with Stroke Club

We started with leather- hard slabs of clay. We cut them into different sizes and shapes. Mum made coasters;

Someone else made a large mat or trivet;

Two square wall plaques;

It is a very easy technique. The clay is cut out at leather hard. Then leaves are placed vein side down and then we wipe around them to remove background colour (leaving leaves in place to mask)

Then the entire surface is painted over with a contrasting colour. Wait again for the leaves and surface to dry; then the background colour is planted over. The above is what I saw when the leaves were removed; beautiful!