Sunday, February 15, 2009

serigraph print (silkscreen)

The following are a few examples of studies that employ the technique of serigraphy or more commonly known as silkscreen printing. These are from a project titled Northern Ontario Waterways. The series illustrates the influence of water in the geography of the region where I dwell and also observations of nature as directly impacted by water.
The prints are made by passing acrylic inks through multiple stencils that are affixed to the surface of individual tightly woven mesh polyester screens. A sharp edge vinyl blade (squeegee) is used as a tool to pull ink across the surface of the screen and push it through open areas of the stencil to deposit in a thin layer on paper underneath. The screens are secured in positions so there is exact registration of the stencils onto the paper underneath for each of the ink colours.




Lake near Terrace Bay
serigraph
2008




Waterlily - Offshore
serigraph
2008





water strider
serigraph
2008


1 comment:

  1. Hi Trekker,
    Your designs water strider serigraph print Love the imperfections! The way the prints look less digital and more traditional.

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