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 4: Marching Ink Splatters
After looking through my notes I decided the problem was probably more to do with the ink than exposure time since all my printer is inkjet and the paper I got with my screen is for a laser printer… 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…
#Print52 Week 2: Dip Pen Squares
Got ink all over the place (again) before even hitting the fabric. solution: swapped spatula for spoon to be able to place my ink neatly onto screen. Yes, you’d think I am old enough to be able to handle a spatula…
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Introducing #Print52
#Print52 – My hope is to print something (probably a tea towel) every week of 2016. Why? Well, I discovered during 2015 that a) if I don’t have a long haul creative project I flounder…badly. Read more…
Happy Holidays – 2015
With any luck I will be a little more organised (and less distracted) in 2016 and actually post up some of my little creative adventures. The theme for 2016 will be…..screen printing!
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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 – Finger Limes
To push Spring along I created a little Finger Lime pattern. With any luck nature will take the hint and give me some love. Yes, I am that desperate for some warmth.
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…