This is the screen (below) I used to make the print above:
The black area is where the paint comes through. And I deliberately didn’t make the paint solid throughout the whole print, so it skipped, and I liked that result ~ ALOT! Sure had a great time playing with paint, and spreading it unevenly! Yes… unevenly and rather ‘worn’ like, which the screen also produces… which I Love, Love, LOVE!
And the picture below (and above) is from a print I first made, experimenting with my Gelli printing plate, and Decolourant, with a stamp. The picture shows the additional paint, used as an overlay using the screen. I love how the texture of the ‘white out’ (for lack of a better term right at the moment), plays against the screen print.
And who doesn’t love tulips? I can imagine some quilting on this print, with white thread. Perhaps a trapunto of ‘shadow tulips’ in the background? How Exciting to think about the possibilities!!
This is the screen… I could print ‘a whole bunch’ of this design! My lines at the top got a little wobbly when the screen moved on me, but this is a matter of practice. I used a black, foam brush for my screening, but I would also like to try a credit card or something more firm to press the paint through the screen.
I LOVE this scrolly-swirls screen. I layered a bunch of them in rows, too, on a fat quarter-sized piece of fabric.
Which turned out like this:
One of my favorite doodles, to draw, and to free motion quilt are swirls. And now, I have a cool graphic print which I can use as a background, border, or cut up into pieced blocks, bindings, and fused pieces of specific shapes, over-layering… and more!
Thanks for checking out my FUN.
XO
Leslie
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You and Margi are keeping me awake nights! LOL I'm 'getting' this screen printing now! Lovely work!
Ilove this and went out and looked at the screens,of course all I need is one more craft to do. LOL, you do such a wonderful job with all of the things you do. Talent must be oozing out your pores, wish I had some. I love looking at all you do and wonder where does she find the time?? Blessing to you.
Try using the type of squeegy that you get for cleaning windows – works really well with screens
OK Leslie, I can't take it anymore, you must open up a studio here in Naples Florida! You are simply amazing! Bravo my dear! I love love love it all!
That must have been so much fun. I love her designs, and the last one with the scrolls if really lovely. I like your design too. It will be interesting to see what you do with them.
I use a credit card and find it seems to work the best.
Wow, what a fun play day! Love your screen prints. One of these days I HAVE to break out my gelli plate. I wanna have a play day too!!!
Such a lot of paint. The designs look great. I can't imagine the mess I would be in if I played with paint as well 😀
You are my saving grace tonight! I love what you are doing with the screen designs!!! I hope to have the studio set up by Sunday! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!!