Screen printing fun

4 Oct

Well as this art journey of mine seemed to begin with a screen printing course I did a few years ago, I thought I’d chat more about it

Screen printing, if you haven’t tried it, is the process whereby special screen printing paint (called ink) is pulled through a mesh onto paper. An image is already depicted on the mesh - (there are ways of doing this, through stencils, drawing or photography which can be coated onto the mesh using a light sensitive chemical). Sounding complicated? Well it is a bit, which is why if you want to learn it’s best to go to a professional screen printing studio, but it’s a lot of fun!

I sent to Spike Island in Bristol and have also since been to Marshfield Screen Print near Bath. Both are really good and I highly recommend them. Here are some of my first attempts, but remember I was a beginner, so please don’t judge too harshly!

I have also attempted to screenprint onto wood, which kind of worked although I found the paint didn’t show up too well. This process needs more refining but is something I’d like to explore further in the future