I spent last Friday in my studio with my friend Stef. Stef is a photographer, and offered to document my print process. I'm not sure she knew what she was getting herself into - my tiny studio is just 54 sq. ft. and had to contain Stef and me, all of my silkscreening supplies, my table, and Jake - all while I worked on a four-color print.
But we made it fun. Stef asked me questions as we went along and I was glad for the non-canine company. I love the results - both my prints and her photos. Plus, it's a great photo documentary of my printing process.
Here are a few photos from our day:
Mixing the ink. I don't usually like the colors straight out of the jar so I mix the colors myself. |
Creating a master layout with the first color transparency. |
Aligning the screen with the transparency underneath. |
Ink on screen! Getting ready to print. The ink will only go through the white part of the screen |
This is called "pulling a print." |
First color - done! |
Yes, I wash my screens in my tub. I also wash my dog and myself here (though not at the same time). |
Using the transparency for the second color to figure out alignment/registration. |
The second color will be blue! |
Ah. Two colors printed, two to go! |
Me, dog, print. I still had two more colors to do, but we took a pizza break at this point. You can see the finished print here. |
Like my photos? Check out Stef's site and contact her to set up a photo session of your own!
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