I work in a lot of different media, and am always looking for ways to cross the different mediums. One dream I have is printing woodcuts onto ceramic. After some research, I learned that the woodcut process does not work well with ceramic materials, but screenprinting does.
![screens for screenprinting](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/screenprints-1024x768.jpg)
Using a technique that i learned while studying in Oaxaca, Mexico, I copied a few of my favorite woodcut designs onto a screen
![silkscreen loaded with blue ceramic underglaze](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/screen-1024x684.jpg)
then printed the designs onto rice paper using ceramic underglaze as the ‘ink’
![screen printed design using ceramic underglaze on rice paper](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC04070-1024x684.jpg)
then, i transferred the underglaze onto unfired clay…in a technique similar to old fashioned temporary tattoos
![rice paper decal of squirrel playing fiddle and banjo](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/decalsReadyToTransfer-1024x768.jpg)
![animation of rice paper being removed from clay surface.](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/decal4.gif)
![an underglaze plate covered with blue pig and acorn decals](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/plateWithPigDecals-1024x768.jpg)
![holding a greenware mug with decal of squirrel playing guitar](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MugWithSquirrelDecal-1-768x1024.jpg)
![holding a small greenware pitcher decorated with blue pig with acorns and oak leaves](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pitcherWithPigDecal-768x1024.jpg)