Screen Printing Course

I'm doing a  Quilt University Silk Screening course with Lyric Kinard!

I'm having so much fun and learning heaps along the way.

These two are my very first attempt at using my screen - oops, when Lyric said scrub the screen hard before you use it the first time, she really meant it!  There was still sizing in the mesh!

Once I'd scrubbed the screen I started again.  I think this print is a lot better!

The shape is inspired by the bow of the gondolas in Venice.

I cut these images out of overhead projector sheet. 

I have the positive and the negative of the leaves but I had a bit of an issue with the positive of the masks.  Oh well!  I guess, if I really want to I could cut a new one!

The positive image worked OK too!

This print is were I had a little fun.

I burnt a thermofax of a photo taken of my eldest granddaughter (she was 2 at the time - she is now nearly 15!).

I pulled the first print and when I looked at the cloth over my felt pad, there she was!  The ink had gone right through!  I then pull a couple more onto that piece of cloth.  I can see this ending up as a quilt!

I just wish I had more hours in the day to do all the stuff I want to do!

Hugz