Monday 27 February 2012
Construction
Friday 24 February 2012
Initiate Launch Sequence
Recently I decided to get back into printmaking, and took the plunge by investing in a small amount of screen-printing equipment. I have been preparing a space in the back room of my generous uncle's house; today my freshly painted shelves were dry, and my table cut to size. I'm off to IKEA in a few hours to pick up some cheap trestle legs for the old boy, and a bracket for suspending my exposing light.
I thought it would be nice to document this set-up (and my preliminary test runs when I'm ready for them), and share my experience with anyone out there who's thinking of doing the same thing. Or, for that matter, anyone who is even mildly interested.
Pictured above:
- Stencil Strip, Degreaser, and Ghost Remover
- A cat mug with some stationary in it
- 2 squeegees: 1 x 8" and 1 x 15"
- Photo Emulsion and Sensitizer
- An assortment of Daler Rowney System 3 acrylic paints
- Daler Rowney System 3 screen printing medium
- 2 x spray bottles
- Mixing sticks
- Screen tape
- Ply wood 'tabletop': 1220mm x 1090mm x 18mm
Although I have experience with screen printing, I have never attempted it on anything other than a proper screen printing bed, with access to a giant exposure machine, drying unit and jet-wash.
Watch this space.