SCREEN PRINTING

So, this happened today:

I spent about six hours prepping this screen using some System 3 drawing fluid, and because I couldn't get it all done in one sitting, it took longer than I intended. It's about A2 in size, which means the prints should fit nicely in my sketchbook.

 The design is based on the idea of geometrics, and the tessellating triangles look amazing en masse, especially when you vary their shapes and sizes.

The next step was to squeegee the screen block through the screen, in order that the fluid be washed away and ink be pressed through to create screen prints.

When we were moving the screen to allow it to dry, we realised that the translucency of the drawing fluid created a nice effect, and quickly whipped out the camera in order to capture the moment before the fluid was washed away in the next step of the process.

I spent about an hour editing these photos, and felt the need to share them with someone, hence, this blog of beautiful things has been born.

I can't help but think this looks like countries, and horrifically man made islands in between. Probably in this state of global advancement, it's possible, and the land from other planets will be harvested in order to accommodate for our ever-growing population.

The stark contrast between the white and red is cool, and below, I think that it looks a little like an Iris.

One word: RAINBOW.

This one came out glowing...

When we turned my screen over to check the block had gone all the way through, I didn't realise that I had created these teeny tiny mounds of it, and that it looked so cool.

Again, those lovely man-made islands in somewhere like the Coral Reef.

This one close up is fun to look at.

Just a slight colour edit to enhance the 'glow' this one exhibits.

All in all I learnt a lot, and it was bought to the front of my mind, for not the first time, that you can have many happy accidents in the world of art and design- Which I may as well mention, is the main reason for starting the blog. 

That's all for now, but I hope to post some more interesting things about what I get up to very soon indeed.

-all for you.