Katie Screen Printing

Katie is Irene's Grand Daughter and she came along

in the holidays to have a go at screen printing too!

She had a fantastic time and created some fantastic 

fabric.

Well done Katie!

Screen Printing Results

These are so of the results of the day,

fantastic. 

There is a mixture of wood block, printing plates and screen printing.

The combination makes for really interesting fabric.

Screen Printing

The last lesson I gave in Dereham was Screen Printing 

using Thermofax screens.  They make screen printing

so much easier and they are so easy to use.

Everyone had great fun and shortly I will be having a 

Thermofax machine for the studio so we can make our own screens.

watch this space:)))

Lucy Summers

Lucy Summers gave a talk at Alveva Quilters. 

See previous post HERE

She showed us her fabrics and quilts that she had made with them.

She then went on to demonstrate her layered screen printing technique

using Thermofax Screens. 

She then got several members to have a go and have their own 

piece of fabric. I had a screen print too!

You can see Lucy's quilts are very colourful and she often uses a 

'improve' technique to make them.

 You use what ever fabric you have and make small areas

of patchwork and then join them together.

She was also excited to show and tell us about her new book. 

Which comes out soon!

A great evening and we all brought some of her fabric 

or one of her china mugs.

See Lucy's blog with all her work HERE

Printing Blocks

I have been using different forms of printing in my work for many years and really enjoy making my own stamps, stencils and blocks. Stewart had made me some of the wooden blocks and throughout Open Studios these had been selling. One morning while demonstrating printing an idea for a printing project involving multiple blocks and wouldn't it be nice if they were in their own tray, like the old printers used to have. We had received a tray with mixed fruit and nuts for Christmas and I had saved it thinking it would come in for beads. I asked Stewart if he could make block stamps for each compartment thinking that was simple. He said yes but soon came back saying'Would you like a cup of tea?" I thought this was strange so soon after taking the tray so asked, "What's wrong?" "Do you know that everyone one of those compartments is a different size and some aren't completely square or rectangle!?" ooo but as you can see several hours later he did come back and I have had to punch stamp numbers on them so they go back in their own compartment! What a beautiful set it has turned out to be, all ready for me to design the stamps on the other side.
See more of my printing on my website www.art2inspire.co.uk
Or click on the written labels and photos below.

Chinese Rabbit

I was asked if I had any rabbit fabric or patterns this week

because of The Chinese New Year.

So here is a printed panel from 'The Roadkill', collection.

I drew the rabbit then photocopied it and then made a screen.

(Similar to a photo printing technique).

I have also made my own stamps.

See 'The Roadkill Exhibition' on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk