My First Mono Print!

I am totally in love with this technique which I learned in my printmaking class.  It is a water based monoprinting.  Our teacher handed out these pieces of lexon.  You can see one here.  Lexon is a piece of plastic which is thicker than mylar, but thinner than acrylic.  You can cut it into any shape you want with scissors.   You paint the lexon with a thin coat of dish soap before you start or you can add dish soap to your paint as you go along.   I happily painted and colored with watercolor paints and watercolor crayons and before I knew it, I had done 4 little sqauares.  Then I shaved flecks of chalk pastel onto various parts with a box cutter.  I was just messing around; I felt as if I was six years old again.  The teacher took all the little plates home to her printing press and today I got it back.  I must say I'm thrilled!  It is such an easy technique.  If you don't like what is on your plate, you just wipe it off with a paper towel and start again.   I also did the orange below.  I think I looks more like a pink grapefruit.

Now if only I had a press!  Has anyone tried doing this with a barren?

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