Printing leaves

What has this to do with printmaking?
Leaves pressed into clay
Relief printing crops up in unexpected places. Here on a Moulding And Casting workshop, part of Lynne's continuing professional development (CPD) as a fine art maker, we see the 'relief' created by impressing leaves into clay.
Painting in the slip to the mold
The cheesecake cures
The finished relief cast below. A discussion was had about the risks of putting this through a press and just how much damage it could do.
Cast leaves in low relief
Interested in the weekend workshop? More details on Lynne's web site.