I decided after the end of first year that I really wanted to pursue traditional printing further, specifically screen printing. I did do some personal prints towards the end of the year but after going home and not having access to the print studios anymore I decided to do something about it.
I took a course from Modes of Expression in how to screen print by using stencils (meaning that I wouldn't have to use any photo sensitive emulsion or expose the screens) this significantly shortens the time that it takes to set a screen up as well as cheapening the process. All I had to do was cut my design out of acetate, being careful not to remove all the elements (This means adding some connecting lines if you want white space in the middle of the object you're printing). For more graphic designs this is a really easy process to follow. Below are the two colour prints that I created during the workshop.
I printed onto paper as well as printing onto a tote bag. I was really pleased with how the resulting prints came out, the only difference that I could tell was that it spread the ink a bit thicker so that it takes a little longer to dry and has more of a raised texture.
So after coming home from the workshop I ordered a screen, some acetate to create the stencils with as well as acrylics and printing medium. I did make a couple of prints to start with and I was really impressed with the result. I'm thinking now of setting up either an etsy or a folksy shop in order to sell some of these prints and get a bit of a name for myself in the printing world.
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