Showing posts with label silk screens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silk screens. Show all posts

Monday, August 8, 2016

New Ideas to Finish Whole Cloth Prints


Whole Cloth Prints


The stack of prints I made from deconstructed silk screening was perfect for some experimental stitching, quilting, and beading. Most things I'd seen had little or no stitching, and so I had few examples to compare what might be ideal. Once again, I found myself exploring new territory. (I like that!) I made myself a rule:

When the print itself carries so much interest, the addition of any ornamentation needs to add to it without competing. 

Friday, July 8, 2016

Embellished Deconstructed Screen Print


'A Royal Afternoon'

This 11" x 29" art quilt has been in progress several weeks. 



It was very difficult to figure out what it needed, and I put in hours of stitching that I later ripped out. I'm glad I persisted, though, because in the end I'm happy with the piece.

Friday, June 10, 2016

Deconstructed Screen Printing: Fabric Art


Deconstructed Screen Printing:
Fabric Art




Making a homemade screen out of my sheer fabric worked so well, I decided to buy some larger frames with stretched and primed canvas. You can often find them reasonably priced in art and hobby stores in two packs. Even Walmart has some smaller sizes. I took a razor knife, and cut the canvas off at the stapled area on the back. I carefully set it aside to use for something else. 

Monday, June 6, 2016

Silk Screening SUPER Simplified



"Design On-the-Fly" Silk Screen Tools


Okay, so we don't normally have silk screen emergencies, but play along with me here. This is one of the most fun posts I've done in a while.

All through June I'm playing with methods of printing, and friends keep asking me, "When are you silk screening?" I had intended to do this toward the end of the project, but because I thought it was one of the more expensive, and technically involved methods. But when I got such fun results from using a lowly spud in the first posts, here and here, I thought, "How can I super simplify this so it's accessible to nearly everyone? How do I take away the dark mystery of silk screening?"