PROCESS

SILK SCREEN

Silk screen, also called serigraphy, is a sophisticated stenciling technique for surface printing. Coloring matter (ink or vitreous enamels) is forced onto a material (paper of glass) to be printed through a mesh (silk screen) that are prepared to have pervious printing areas and impervious non printing areas.

Silk screen was developed around 1900 and was originally used in advertising and display work. In the 1950’s, fine artists began to use the process. By the 1960’s, pop artists such as Peter Blake, Andy Warhol, and Robert Rauschenberg used screen printings an important element of their work. 

I was instantly drawn to silk screening for its versatility. Not printing on a press meant that I could work in any location. The first stage of my process is developing a series of drawings. The images are manipulated and then transferred to a silk screen - this can be done in a variety of different methods such as drying fluid, stencil, or photo emulsion.