Printing & Preparing

Ideally screen printing happens on the flattest surface possible, usually paper or cotton, but the materials I have used are not totally flat and the fine weave allows for creases to stay in the material that do not completely iron out. Once printed over, creases and folds show areas where the paint medium doesn't transfer to the whole surface which leaves scars and gaps in the image. The printed areas highlight the texture of the fine weave which up close looks like an infinite all white chess board. This tiny detail of the surface shows the repetition on the fabric that is echoed throughout the whole project and within my practice as a whole. Furthermore the choice to use only black so far in printing detailed images helps the work to look very much of newspaper print. By layering colour on the reverse side I have been able to further my layering technique. Adding a colour that references the high vis, straps & bungees that I have also been using.

In preparation for a set of new prints I have been cutting Monarflex into sheets ready for another screen printing session. Alongside using long pieces of material, I’d like make multiples that can be shown together, contributing to the mass produced theme running through my practice. The images will be accented from behind with bright colour to add to the layering of the print.