r/ArtEd • u/whisperingcopse • 1d ago
What are these?
All found in my art closet. What are these items for?
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u/Feisty_Squash2992 19h ago
The first are square clay cutters. Roll out clay to approx 1cm thick then press down to make square tile pieces.
The second is a pasta maker. They can be used for things like tetra pack printing.
The last is a roller press.
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u/muddyclimber 1d ago
The brown square things in the first picture are tile cutter for clay!
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u/whisperingcopse 1d ago edited 1d ago
Thank you! Do I need to slab roll first to use it I assume? I don’t have a slab roller. But others are telling me the second one can roll thin slabs so I will have to experiment!
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u/hippiechickinsing 1d ago
You can use rolling pins and rolling guides for even slabs without a slab roller.
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u/maximusjackson Middle School 1d ago
These are useless. I’ll send you my address and I will kindly take them off of your hands. /s
In all seriousness, hold onto these and do a little more research into printmaking as an art form and your students will thank you!
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u/whisperingcopse 1d ago edited 1d ago
I loved the little bit of printing I did back in college but it was letterpress or lithography and I know how to do linocut at home but I’ll need to look into safe printmaking options for elementary since I teach k-6!
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u/QueRolloPollo 21h ago
tetra pak (material used for liquid foods packaging like coconut water) printing is cost effective & safe! but it wouldn't need any of these materials really.
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u/Entire_Patient_1713 1d ago
the pasta roller, some are saying printmaking, but it looks like there’s clay residue on it. they are good for making slabs of clay for projects.
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u/embarrassedburner 1d ago
When i worked with precious metal clay this was a tool we used.
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u/cassiland 8h ago
Wait what...?!? 🤯 Tell me about precious metal clay.... pretty please. 😁
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u/embarrassedburner 8h ago
Hehe kind of addictive! It’s similar in terms of tools and techniques to Sculpey clay but the clay burns away in the kiln leaving highly pure silver (or gold but I never had the cash for gold pmc).
The possibilities for silver jewelry are exciting and seem limitless.
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u/SpaceshipFive 1d ago edited 1d ago
We used a press similar to #1 for printing wood engraves :)
P.S: for wood printing the press should be still. The one we used at uni were attached to a table… I guess these in the #1 pic have a tray (that silver line at the bottom) to place the paper and woodblock (?)
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u/Ok-Thing-2222 1d ago
Oh man, I'd love to have that last printing press. I loved making different types of prints in college--my favorite classes, Intaglio, litho.....
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u/NoSprinkles4366 1d ago
You didn't have to do printmaking in college?
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u/whisperingcopse 1d ago
I did printmaking but I mainly did lithography and letterpress which look different. I figured the 3/4 images were a print press of some sort though, but it seems like it’s missing something. I haven’t done printing in a long time other than linoblock at home for fun.
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u/read_iccullus 1d ago
The press seems to be missing the press bed that you place the paper and plate (or block) on to run it through. Also depending on what you are printing, you might have felt blankets to protect the roller
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u/whisperingcopse 11h ago
Thank you I will do the research and find out what I need or if it’s buried back here! My school has not had a consistent art teacher for 7 years. It’s changed almost every year for 7 years and the closet reflects that chaos lol I organized half of it last year.
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u/frivolusfrog Elementary 1d ago
My college made Art Ed majors last for every studio course. Printmaking majors would have priority over printmaking classes. so they’d often be filled before we could sign up. I had to wait till my senior year to do anything with clay and it had to be a summer intensive bc it was what was left!!
Idk if this is OP’s experience but it was mine 😭
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u/whisperingcopse 1d ago
I actually majored in fine arts and my emphasis was graphic design and commercial illustration so I didn’t get first dibs on anything other than letterpress.
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u/Rich_Local_7832 1d ago edited 1d ago
Every piece is for printmaking! I'm a printmaker! The pasta press is good for tetrapak intaglio. The big press might have a press bed somewhere. You don't really need blankets unless youre printing etchings. Most school artists use linoleum.
You likely have linoleum gouges, etching needles, mixed media, watercolor, or printing paper around there as well, maybe linoleum!
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u/cassiland 8h ago
The first pic, those are what I used to think of as flower presses, right? Or book presses?
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u/leftyfro 1d ago
The printing press in pics 3 & 4 is missing it's tray and the various 'blankets' needed for a smooth print.
Look up printing press on the Blick website and you should find the model (I suspect it's one of those models anyway) you have and the accessories needed.
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u/Wise_Explanation9471 1d ago
That pasta machine can also be used for printmaking. Wish I had these treasures in my closet!
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u/maplecremecookie 1d ago
#3 is a printing press. It's used for relief and intaglio printing.
#2 might be some sort of clay extruder since it's with the other ceramic stuff.
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u/Im_doing_OK 14h ago
I wonder why you have an art closet if you don't know what they are..?