October - original screen printI think that most people associate screen printing with t-shirts. For over 40 years I have been creating fine art by screen printing. It is the way that I paint.
Years ago when I realized that my home is an Arts and Crafts bungalow of sorts, I began collecting suitable furniture (my unsigned Stickley). Then I needed the right kind of art work to decorate my walls.
I have always been an artist, I had been making screen prints for a long time. The idea occured to me to use Arts and Crafts pottery and stylized flowers as my subjects. These have been successful, there are many people who have been collecting my prints. My method of producing editions of screen prints is very hands on. I actually paint the image directly onto a screen using a pencil drawing to work from. Each successive color is hand printed onto 100% rag paper layer by layer until the print is complete.
As well as actually making prints, teaching printmaking has been my joy. I am writing this blog to record my discoveries and to tell anyone who is interested how I go about making screen prints.
Years ago when I realized that my home is an Arts and Crafts bungalow of sorts, I began collecting suitable furniture (my unsigned Stickley). Then I needed the right kind of art work to decorate my walls.
I have always been an artist, I had been making screen prints for a long time. The idea occured to me to use Arts and Crafts pottery and stylized flowers as my subjects. These have been successful, there are many people who have been collecting my prints. My method of producing editions of screen prints is very hands on. I actually paint the image directly onto a screen using a pencil drawing to work from. Each successive color is hand printed onto 100% rag paper layer by layer until the print is complete.
As well as actually making prints, teaching printmaking has been my joy. I am writing this blog to record my discoveries and to tell anyone who is interested how I go about making screen prints.
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