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I have these designs that I’d like to print. I know the multi-coloured skull design is a bit ambitious but I think I can do it! I have an idea to make brand new baby sets. I’d like to put my bear paw design on a swaddle blanket and add a couple of other products…
by Rachelle
A little behind on uploading for the Mood Board assignment. This past week was a heavy one. Creating is a healing space for me, so this assignment was a helpful space to process for Lisa and I. Hagwil yaan n’siipnsku. Walk gently my friends. Algandi Luk’odn. You are not alone.
We acknowledge and mourn the 215 children that never made it home from the Kamloops residential school. We know that the fate of these children is not an isolated atrocity. Though many residential school survivors have been telling these stories for decades, we hope that this discovery will help to support the truth and bring…
This was a fun project! Looking forward to making more! For this one, I combined some of my photography with my paintings. Many layers of different opacity etc. I forced myself to stop and leave it, and just upload as is, even though I feel like I can easily spend many more hours playing around…
by Selena
RodandEmMoodBoard Our mood board has become a guideline of the studio space we are building, we are looking forward to inviting printers and performers to come and make and eat there, including our classmates here! We are hoping to figure out how to add video footage to our mood board, so things like this piece…
I have picked out a brand name, style, and overall direction. Nature Exposed Art that dives into the natural and scientific world, revealing the beauty of science. Mood Board Unfortunately, I have not done a lot of screenprinting this week, but I have been extensively working on my brand logo and other designs. …
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by Adrian
After agonising about the 2 colour fabric image, I decided to continue to work the way I always do. I created the lightning bolt to accompany the Thunder bird, because that is what I envisioned as phase 2 of this design progression. I also decided that exact registration was not necessary to this design. The…
Such potential! These ghosts, i tell yah. Very frustrating. I haven’t had much success with my screen. My textile screen is still prepped tho so i will be working on a textile design and put this to the side for awhile. Sad face. I have been working on this design digitally as well. It is…
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by Patricia
O.k. We successfully coated and shot our new screens, starting with the step exposure. Successful step exposure print with notes added Exposing Thunderbird 1 screen. We decided to put both colours separations on one screen. Close up of 2 colour print. Because the printer would not make the transparency dark enough, I reworked the film…
I exposed a screen with two different one colour art prints. I tried the new exposure settings where the light is 16 inches away and on for 9 minutes. It appears to be underexposed or maybe the emulsion was not applied or dried properly. All the fine detail in the screen did not show up…
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by Adrian
Emulsion went on blotchy?, have not had that problem before…didn’t seem to affect burn or wash out. Printed my logo to clear stencil, seemed to work this time. Highlighted and filled areas in and around logo I wanted to be blue. A bit tricky and time consuming with fine tip sharpie… Had problem with register…
Continue reading Logo-No go. Register attempt/Business Logo.
by Ian & Tyler
Had better luck with the Wayi Wah clock image when using digital means. Screened up some kids tees, one ended up a bit blurry not sure why?? Lisa and I collaborated on a design based on a story I shared with her of Blue berry picking with elders. We digitized it because we seem to…
I’ve completed a 2 color print! But before learning about the useful bullseye! I didn’t incorporate it in this print but I can 100% for sure guarantee I will next time! It was tough every print I had to not flood, and check the print for alignment every time through the screen, because each print…
by joshua
I’ve done the test design with some different emulsion I was trying to find out more info about! I found that the clearest results I got were from exposing 14 inches away and only 2-4 minutes of exposure! I’m not sure if this effected the times but at the time I was only costing 1…
by joshua
I think I got 2 and 3 mixed and mashed so I ended up doing a hand drawn design and a collage sort of design in the same print! But I finished the actual stencil and printing last module! as for reclaiming, I’ve made a home reclaiming set up out of my bathroom, and I…
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by joshua
I must not have gotten all the ink out of the screen. There is a shadow from the previous image. I didn’t use the markers i just put the paper over in thirds and did 12,11 and 10 minutes. I definitely will use the markers as intended if and when i do it again. It’s…
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by Patricia
Well, we exposed our screen for 11 minutes, then sat it down in the sun for about 15 seconds while preparing to wash it out. It would not wash out with the garden hose sprayer. took it to the car wash, some of the emulsion came out, but it was stripping away areas that were…
I played around with Inkscape outlining images of ancestors and language. Learned a lot about how much there is to learn from this process. We weren’t sure how to digitize Lisa’s sketch design so she decided to try to trace it out using the pen’s, but it didn’t burn through the exposure. Not…
Test Screen Emulsion coating went well on both screen, found that “Stay Calm Emulsion On ” is the secret to smooth emulsion sliding! Are we supposed to have two screen types? we have two 156. I though we had a finer one for this type of print? Burnt well and seemed to print just as…
Continue reading Ian and Tyler- Bear(ly) and Test screen
by Ian & Tyler
I worked on a design a while ago with the intention of screen printing so all I had to do was tidy it up, size it properly, convert grays to a shading technique (I used 50% threshold for black versus white), and then print the film. I could not find anywhere to get the film…
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by Adrian
It was an exciting challenge to make these two colour prints on two tshirts and five aprons. There was a few corrections I had to make when printing because certain parts were not lining up perfectly so i had to tape spots off to allow it to dry and reprint the missing parts so it…
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by Billy
My reclaiming went ok but my hand drawn exposure is still not quite there. I moved my light a bit higher as my measurements were off the first time. i lost some lines again. I will have to play with exposure time and maybe try a different approach. Also I was still able to pull…
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by Patricia
This was really cool doing a collage and India ink drawing and then printing on a shirt. It was my first experience printing on fabric and it was really cool to see it work out. I think also my exposure was pretty decent but my wash out could have been a little better because some…
Continue reading Module 2 and first time printing on shirts
by joshua
So this week was a bust. My emulsion didn’t seem quite dry and for whatever reason I exposed it anyways. I also left it on for 1 minute too long due to technical difficulties. I was trying too hard to come up with a solid design and it took me 3 days to come up…
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by Rachelle
I managed to Reclaim both screens, then coating seems to be getting easier. The first screen (156) I tried a grouse wing fan, and a sharpie design on the bottom of a moose, the grouse wing didn’t turn out but the moose design looked ok, but I made a critical error and it pretty obvious…
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by Curtis
Was a lot of experimenting this week but we are getting a handle on things. Both of us were doing some tests with hand drawing using the looser tools–the china marker, the oil crayon and the india ink. India Ink + mylar = 🙅🏼♀️ (bottom right corner.) We got a decent burnout. With the old…
Reclaim screen went well, no issued Recoating emulsion was a bit trickier then last time. I panicked and ended up having to put 3 coats on one side and compensated by only putting one coat on other side(not sure if this was a good idea?) Hand drew the Lucky Buddha and traced can using bother…
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by Ian & Tyler
Washout went okay. I used a hose, a lot of the spray, and a lot of elbow grease. I thoroughly washed out the screen for a very long time, but I wasn’t able to remove all of the emulsion – there were a couple spots. I washed it for so long that I am sure…
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by Adrian
Question over here. We are still getting some ghosting and/or some of the emulsion is not coming out via our outdoor hose / emulsion spray setup. Is this OK or do we need to make a mad dash to the carwash? In more positive news these funny silicone gloves we were given as a gift…
I spent some time reworking the turtle moon calendar stencil I made for the collage. I would like to create a better version in Photoshop at some point to print onto a film. I like the idea of Turtle Island being together with the Moon and will have to really work hard at getting the…
Continue reading REFLECTION 3- RECLAIMING AND HAND-DRAWN FILM
by Selena
Coating the screen wasn’t easy, but I know It will become easier with practice. Creating a mixed media collage with found materials, and then seeing how everything translates to a print was such a fun surprise! I exposed my collage screen a little too long and the end result was far from what I was…
Continue reading Reflection 2- Film, Screens, & Stencils
by Selena
I didn’t get enough c clamps so my station was wobbly. I will be sure to pick up more asap. My screen somewhat developed but the fine lines didn’t come through. Im not sure if it was my screen, the lines, or my developing. I did one sample on a t-shirt and one on a…
by Patricia
Our screen printing gear is cohabitating with the Library. Coated screen has a bit of a thick band through it Burn baby burn! Samples on fabric and paper. Emulsion failure at wash out stage. We neglected to cure in the sun.
Was a lot fun last couple nights. Reclaimed them. 1st attempt at coating, didn’t have enough emulsion on and it left a V down the middle, I did a couple more passes to try and fix it. Second one went much better. First attempt exposing I had lots go wrong, the light wasn’t centred on…
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by Curtis
Good morning, We spent a few days overall coating Our screens, making Our collage and printing out Our logo for Our T-shirt… which didn’t quite work out for us. Coating Our screens went great for Our collage but unfortunately didn’t transfer Our image for the second screen that we had prepared. Due to correcting a…
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by Ian & Tyler
Attempted the collage with pen rubylith oil pastel pencil crayon and china marker definitely need to learn better pressure for the screening process but felt like I made some progress.
by Billy
My initial screen coat looked very nice, I did the rest of each side and it got a little messy, some of the emulsion was pooled a bit more on one side of the applicator so in the end the coat was uneven and I tried to scrape the thick stuff off with a spatula…
Continue reading My First screen coat and print.
by Rachelle
Hi all, I’m going to be following along as well in our screenprinting journey. Both to learn as well as to gain first hand experience for the flow of the course. Coating a screen went pretty smooth. This is the fourth time I have done it. The coat was even. After exposure however, the stencil…
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by Adrian
Things got a little wild and crazy with the scoop coater and I went way too far to the edge. Several bubbles formed, and it looks very uneven with jagged patchy coats throughout, but I’m hopeful that I can still work with it and make a collage. 🙂
by Selena
Lisa and I had lots of fun getting space set up and trying out some of the equipment. Looking forward to more adventures this weekend 🙂 22B99590-8CF1-47B9-9694-948706087005
Had fun setting up a little space for printing. Happy that my counterweight is working! lol (It’s a candle holder and some crystals) My first prints with the red were pretty successful, but my second with the grey was a messy disaster because I forgot to turn on the vacuum! Also, the clamps weren’t tightened…
by Selena
With the beautiful weather we’ve had recently, we ended up unpacking our box on our deck. It was so lovely to be out there, we decided to set up out there with the dream of an open air studio. But, once we started printing, the variables of wind and direct sun were just two too…
Week 1 was a good week over here for us, all set up and ready to go. Looking forward to printing more in the very near future and exploring with different designs, fabrics etc. Found out very quick that it can definitely get messy once the paint comes out with Our tools, so we will…
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by Ian & Tyler
This week was awesome i got all my gear in good condition got partly set up and began printing. The first few did not go smoothly with of course a learning curve for pressure and getting the vacuum set up for optimal suction. After this first printing attempt I am feeling very optimistic about moving…
by Billy
1st week was a good experience. I had to watch the videos a few times but was successful. I found I didn’t have much paper but am getting more now. Finding a vacuum was challenging but i was able to find one over the weekend. And i found that the paint can definitely get everywhere…
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by Patricia
Hi everyone, This week has been great so far! it definitely feels like its going by faster than expected, lots of good information & fun to do.The setup was super easy after watching the demonstration on ‘How To’, easy to follow along & straight to the point. We were able to assemble quite quickly. We…
Hey, so I also have the problem where I can’t attach pictures but this week was awesome. Feeling very grateful to be a part of the course and to have been given all of this equipment! I think what I learned the most this week was just how important having the right stuff is. I…
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by joshua
Hey guys, I want to reflect on my first week of printing. For some reason I keep getting this message when I try to attach pictures “Sorry, you are not allowed to attach files to this post.” So I will at least write my reflection here. My first week flew by me due to my…
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by Rachelle
Operating within the traditional lands of the K’omoks First Nation on Vancouver Island, Canada, Andymac and Wachiay Studio crew filmed a four-part demonstration on the screen printing process over the month of PrintAustin. This video serves as the final part to this demo. Watch part 1-3 to this demo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_On… This video also showcases the…
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by Adrian
Hi! Just thought I would attach the recent screenprinting I have completed! I am too scared to do more shirts yet; but I will do that once I feel a bit more comfortable. As you can see I had a bit of difficulty with printing on the canvas totes but that’s okay! Printing still not…
Continue reading Final Screen Printing class post 😀
by Stephanie
After pulling a run of prints, I found a good idea for signing them! I also have my next project, re-working an old design. I’ll be trying in copper and black ink as a diptych.
by hjalmerw
Training Opportunity Screenprinting for Entrepreneurs Have you ever thought about starting your own business? Do you have a sketchbook full of designs waiting to come to life? Are you looking to increase the production of your artwork? Keep reading! Wachiay Friendship Centre is excited to announce the Spring session of our online training program, Screenprinting for…
Continue reading The NEXT COHORT – Training Opportunity Screenprinting for Entrepreneurs
Welcome to the new Screen the World Discussion Board. DISCUSSION BOARD This is the spot for members, past students, and instructors to continue chatting and discussing. Share everything and anything you want – this space is your space.
I’ve been plugging along on my ideas 🍃 I designed my business card to focus on the main things I offer. I am going design a second one for Resilient Creatives. Which will be the name of the podcast I’m developing / the brand where I bring other artist under. Patch/Tag ideas Print idea/fountain blend…
This week we pulled another run of prints, “nism̓a” (land), run of 50. We pulled them on the 156 screen, which worked way better than the 110. We also removed the ship from the previous design, as I did not like the amount of detail that was allowed on this size print (11″x 14″ size…
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by hjalmerw
by Judy
We are really excited to try out the new 230 screens we have on the way in order to make our 2-colour print again, but in the mean time we’ve been up to a couple of other adventures. There was a loss in our Tla-o-qui-aht community last week, and we wanted to make a print…
Continue reading Some of the things we’ve been doing
by hjalmerw
A collage that reveals things about me… ☺️
by Cedar_dreams
When reclaiming the screens the only thing I changed was using a scrubby instead of a brush. I think the scrubby was better than the brush.
by Cedar_dreams
Sorry I haven’t been the best a weekly reflections. It’s been so nice to see everyone work coming to life. It’s been taking alot of effort to learn new programs for design and keep up with everything as my buisness has been a bit busier than I expected this time of year. I’ve been contemplating…
hi! So I completed my two colour print. It was a process as per usual I worried about what my design would be. I decided to make it easy for my first time and did a circle one colour with a design on top. I had difficulties with the registration and wasn’t able to paste…
Continue reading Week 5/6? Two colour
by Stephanie
This week we attempted a two-colour print, of a design I drew on the iPad. We realized that the free program wasn’t high enough resolution. We tried a couple other free ones before taking everyone’s advice and buying Procreate. My wife used Procreate to clean up the design and divide it into two layers for…
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by hjalmerw
by Rosetemple
I am a tad behind but still loving what’s going on, I have had technical device issues so I couldn’t attend zooms but had followed in the past zooms section. In week 2 I used a drawing my daughter drew for me she was curious how the entire process worked. I copied her drawing to…
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by kfriesen81
Hi! Quickly attaching the prints I did this past Sunday as I forgot to add them! (I have had a hectic week so a little behind, I’m just about to start the exposure of the time reference print before class starts) I still haven’t done anything on shirts I need a day to go to…
Continue reading Some updated photos of next print process
by Stephanie
Hey everyone. For week 3 we made our way through all the steps again. We reclaimed then recoated both screens. We exposed several stencils and found items. We did the test screen as well, which did not expose very well for us. We were able to make several shirts off one of the exposed stencils…
by samvan3k
Tonight I printed on 5 t-shirts and on the corner of a sheet. I did not reclaim the screen yet because I want to print several more t-shirts. I will work on the rubylith film tomorrow and throw the t-shirts in the dryer for the heat treatment for an hour. I will then wash and…
Continue reading Reflection Week 2, Part 2 – Sandy
by Cedar_dreams
Things have been flowing along. I have been testing different ways of setting up the studio to see what will work ergonomically in order to do bigger print runs. Which has been taking more time than I anticipated but I have been enjoying the process. It felt great to get the light table set up,…
We’re printing the second colour of Rodney Sayers’ “Codfish Ate the Moon” using the specialized equipment featured in Screen the World — an online training program that teaches anyone, anywhere how to start screenprinting. Learn more about Screen the World at http://www.screentheworld.org. We’ve joined forces with Print Austin and our good friend, Rodney Sayers, to…
I used acrylic paint for the hand print, an oil based sharpie for the slogan and small ferns as my found object. Monday night I exposed my screen and the image was pretty clear and the lines crisp. Below are the steps I followed when exposing my screen: Light in the third notch from the…
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by Cedar_dreams
“I think with fabric it’s so final so it’s more stressful.” Renee Lomen Did you meet the module’s learning objectives? Would you to learn more about something in more detail? Was something of particular interest to you? Yes I’ve met the module’s objectives. I think I’d like to learn more about other types of ink…
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by Renee
Week 2 has gone relatively well, with a few bumps along the way. We coated our screen on Thursday morning, and stored it in our darkened closet. It was nice and shielded from the light, but definitely took a bit longer to dry then we had hoped! We will get a heater for our space…
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by hjalmerw
We attempted our first screen coating and exposure and again, instead of writing a post, here is our video documentation and reflection. Thanks for watching. Van and Sam
by samvan3k
Hi all! My husband and I attempted to expose my objects and image today. I actually was worried that my drawings lines would be too thin especially for my first print. And I was correct! I mean some of the lines came out okay but I will draw a thicker lined drawing once we learn…
Continue reading Attempt of screen exposure! Learning lesson
by Stephanie
Setting My Course Compass My name is Rose Temple and by the end of this course, I strive to be able to: Establish a screenprinting community for knowledge sharing, resources, and support Develop a screenprinting studio that can support textile and flat stock printing Design and identify art that is suitable for screenprinting Select a…
Continue reading The Beginning
by Rosetemple
Ok well that didn’t go very well. Oy! I included my screen prior to start to show the errors or issues I had while adding the goop. I drew outlined and filled in the rabbit using the sharpie, the pencil, and the pastel. Then I outlined the flower (a beading pattern from my late grandma)…
Continue reading First Exposure!? Or Maybe Not.
by Renee
This past weekend I attempted to make my first print. I set up my workspace with all my tools and materials at hand. My “studio” is my kitchen table in the small apartment that I share with my eleven year old son, which is a bit of a difficulty on its own. I didn’t quite…
Continue reading first kick at the can
by Lana
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