Screen printing is one of my favorite surface design techniques. It's fast when working on large pieces and it creates a beautifully rich surface when multiple images are layered with dyes. Lately I've been playing with a technique I learned from Jane Dunnewold. The basic idea is to
apply acrylic paint to a piece of interfacing to block out a pattern. Then the interfacing is taped to the back of a blank silkscreen. The paint or dye, when
pulled through the screen, will not go through the areas that are
painted. It is a convenient way to create a silkscreen without
dedicating the screen to one image.
I also tried
lutradur as an alternative to interfacing. It is more open, so it
doesn't work as well, although I did get some interesting patterns from
it. Polyester window sheer fabric is another alternative. Below are some of the stencils I
created and the corresponding print.
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Acrylic paint brushed through lace |
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Acrylic paint brushed through lace |
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Acrylic paint brushed through lace on lutradur |
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Acrylic paint brushed onto sheer polyester fabric |
1 comment:
awesome possibilities here! Have fun! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
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