Fed up, I made the husband oversee my method to see if he could shed any light. He was amused. VERY amused. ‘Your process is sound…in theory’ he laughed, ‘but your deliverance is shocking.’ Read more…
#Print52: Project 9 – Pink Blocks
I understand that times will vary according to screen frame size, but there is very little size wise. Anyway, having already discovered this little discrepancy, I upped the exposure time to 8 minutes.
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#Print52 Week 8: Square Flower
#Print52 Week8: Square Flower And, we have a winner! Ignoring yet another lapse in concentration on row 3, this is by far the best printing effort so far. Yay! Again, apologies for the dodgy photos…I promise to experiment with some new apps this weekend. Exposure & Wash Out This went better than expected. […] Read more…
#Print52 Week 6: Gum Flower
My registration marks on my fabric and screen matched (before printing), I taped the worst of the extra unwanted edges, and I remembered to double check my notes before starting out AND I found my screen printing ‘groove’. Read more…
#Print52 Week 5: Brush Cones
I forgot that because my fabric was unbleached that my ink might change shade, which did and not in a good way. Mid brown on yellow-beige is not as cool, or pretty. It’s very much warm and blergy. Read more…
#Print52 Week 3: Big & Small
The larger screen wasn’t perfect either by any stretch. Instead of chunks washing off, I struggled to get rid of the weird pebble dash thing happening across some of the motifs. Read more…
Weekly Wrap Up : Gelli Prints
Each week is the same. I go to bed Monday evening and wake up on Friday morning. If it wasn’t for my visual diary (Instagram), I would still be thinking it’s February 23rd 2015 (it was a Monday before you go checking).
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Weekly Wrap Up – Boids!
I know I don’t spend as much time as I should practising that side of my projects, but it really shouldn’t be this hard! Too much ink, not enough ink, too much pressure, not enough, forgot the first layer…Boids!
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Weekly Wrap – Pomme de Pins
Pink & Grey, you gotta love the ’80s parrot! So what did they leave me? A bunch of pine kernels. I know, not what you usually associate with treasure, but these kernels were fresh, soft and have amazing detail. Read more…
Draw.Stamp.Print. Squirrel Nutkins
Love Christmas? So do I. What better way to add festiveness and broaden my surface design knowledge than by making little DAS clay Squirrels. Read more…