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Kerr Grabowski
Deconstructed Screen Printing
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September 20th- 23rd
Optional set up September 19th 2:30pm-4:30pm
Explore
a different facet of screen printing on fabric; the unpredictable, the
intuitive, the “happy accident”. Using fiber reactive dyes along with
deconstructed printing and polychromatic printing, experiment
with the silkscreen as a painting and monoprinting tool to create
fabrics of depth, texture and personal imagery. The resulting
fabric may be used as an end in itself or a point of departure for
further embellishment.
In addition to demonstrations and hands
on work, each day will include a series of small, spontaneous
compositions serving as vehicles for further exploration. Working
within a series and variations on a theme will be encouraged.
While this workshop is geared toward fabric, you are welcome to bring printmaking papers to work with also.
Materials List:
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Fabric---1/4 to 3 yard lengths--white or light colored silk, rayon,
cotton, linen, silk/rayon velvet (protein or cellulose for fiber
reactive dyes)NO PERMA PRESS OR BLENDS.
NOTE-I
do not recommend bleached muslin-does not always take dye
well--unbleached is ok. You might also want to try preprinted
fabrics-commercially printed or those of your own.
We will do dye tests the first day on any questionable fabric
Prewash your fabric in hot water to remove any sizing or dirt
While
this workshop is geared primarily towards fabric, the dyes and
processes also work extremely well on good rag printmaking papers that
are lightly or unsized--see OPTIONAL at bottom of list
• rubber gloves
• 1 glue stick
• pencil
• ultra fine sharpie
• sketch pad- -at least 9 x 12
• pack of inexpensive 24 color markers—crayola is fine
• a few colorful magazines or pages torn out from mags (for small collages)
• a favorite inspirational book-to share-it may be images or text
• 2 objects that you might use as inspiration for work/design
• t-pins -more than 80--they are to pin fabric tightly to print table
• Plastic to cover fabric when batching-large black trash bags are perfect .
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5 little short rubber spatulas(5” including handle) or tongue
depressors or plastic spoons (for stirring dye)
• Scissors-fabric pair and a small, sharp pointy pair for paper and “stuff”
• foam brushes - at least five 1” and several 2”
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paint brushes-- regular paint brushes,, watercolor brushes,all
sizes-(bring whatever you have--don’t go out and buy a bunch.)
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Containers w/lids -several(at least 5)1 C. and a quart
container (yoghurt,margarine etc.)for dyes and thickener
• muffin tin or something to use for palette
• hairdryer(if you have one)
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some-cardboard----all thicknesses and textures ex. cereal boxes,
sketch pad backs, corrugated boxes-we will be using them as printing
plates and textures
• old clothes or apron to protect
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A silkscreen and squeegee--somewhere around12x18, 16x20, 18x24 /
10xx or 12xx mesh (can be ordered from www.dickblick.com
1.800.447.8192) Squeegee should be about 2” shorter than the narrowest
screen width. Ex. for a 16x20 screen the squeegee should be about 14”.
If you do not want to invest in a squeegee just yet, Speedball makes an
inexpensive 9”squeegee for about $8.00, this would be fine (even if
smaller than recommended) Feel free to email Kerr if you have any
questions. Kerr will be bringing very small screens and squeegees
to use also.
• Textural stuff- floor mats,
corrugated cardboard, bubble wrap, plastic doilies, fat string,
embossed wall paper, ---BUT--DON”Tgo out and buy a bunch of stuff for
this-bring what you have--any texture not higher than 1/4” might
work
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OPTIONAL
• NEWSPAPERS-if you drive bring some--if you fly don’t bring any
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•Any EQUIPMENT/materials that you have and like to use - extruders,
stamps, paint brushes, silk screens with out stencils on them,
thermofax screens
• hot glue gun/glue
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•Paper for printing on(in place of or in addition to fabric)--I
prefer rag printmaking paper such as rives bfk, arches 88, stonehenge,
copperplate, japanese papers work well also.
• exacto knife for cutting stencils, textures---
• DUCT tape for taping screen if you bring one not already taped-
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