Though I do have a huge studio, I still work pretty small.  I like art work that can be handled, that is intimate and draws you in closer.

When I took my first printmaking class, I bought a very big screen and I have not used it since. It is just too big. It is the yellow screen shown in the picture. I am glad to have it if I need it, but for my everyday screen printing projects I use much smaller screens.

The picture shows a 11″ x 14″ 11o mesh screen, a 6″x 6″ homemade screen with tulle, and an embroidery hoop screen with a drawing fluid image.

When I use Thermofax screens, I like to layer lots of small images and print quickly with a small squeegee.

What about you? What size screen prints do you like to pull? Do you have a system to maximize your space?

If you are curious about my printing small, fast and layered, then join us in the online printmaking course, Pulling Screen Prints. Early bird registration is open now.  Register today and save! click here.

The sun and a window make a great light box for transferring drawings to new contact paper.

Here I –

• taped my original sketch to the window
• tape contact paper on top of the original and
• Trace the original on to the contact paper
• Then cut out the stencil
• apply to screen and
• print

This print is a compilation of many experimental screen printing stencils. The brown jug is a contact paper stencil.  If you would like to explore experimental screen printing then join us in the next session of Pulling Screen Prints – the online printmaking class. Register today and save!  Read the details here.