I fell in love with printmaking during the first five minutes of my first class around ten years ago and have worked in nearly every process in its arsenal since. Sometime in the last few years I landed on low-fi screen printing and stayed there-- I love that screen printing forces me to think of images in terms of layers of shapes and colors, and I love the challenge of working from a finished product backward into the process.
I make work about the natural world through the lens of my experiences and the currents of contemporary design with the aim to create prints that are modern, warm and a pinch nostalgic. I love graphic images and patterns that reflect the past.
In addition to All Things Grow-- a line of original screen printed posters, canvas prints & housewares, I am also a commercial and sign artist, freelance designer and one third of a trio of makers who aim to help artists make a living. I completed undergraduate work in two-dimensional design at Central Michigan University in 2004 followed by an LQ Endorsement in Visual Arts Education at Eastern Michigan University -- I have been living in (and emphatically loving) Ypsilanti ever since.
WHAT IS A HAND PULLED PRINT?
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Original prints are unique and collectible for a variety of reasons. While most two-dimensional work available is created by applying a medium directly to the image (see: painting) or in the creation of a digital scan of a direct image (see: giclee/digital print) -- an original print occupies a time-honored space somewhere between the two.
The difference lies in the process. With an original print, the artist first creates a plate (a surface that holds an impression/etch/stencil) of the image, then inks and applies it to another surface (typically paper or fabric) under pressure. In this way, original prints are hand created, individual, and unique. No two are precisely the same, and they typically exist within a limited edition. Due to the efficient production of the image, original prints are often more accessible than direct work—but offer more warmth and individuality than digitally created prints.
For more information on original prints, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printmaking
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Original prints are unique and collectible for a variety of reasons. While most two-dimensional work available is created by applying a medium directly to the image (see: painting) or in the creation of a digital scan of a direct image (see: giclee/digital print) -- an original print occupies a time-honored space somewhere between the two.
The difference lies in the process. With an original print, the artist first creates a plate (a surface that holds an impression/etch/stencil) of the image, then inks and applies it to another surface (typically paper or fabric) under pressure. In this way, original prints are hand created, individual, and unique. No two are precisely the same, and they typically exist within a limited edition. Due to the efficient production of the image, original prints are often more accessible than direct work—but offer more warmth and individuality than digitally created prints.
For more information on original prints, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printmaking
SCREEN PRINTS & CONSERVATION
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Screenprints are created using a stencil process, meaning that the plate starts as a solid, and the image is cut away so that ink can flow through to create an impression underneath on paper or fabric. A screen is placed between the stencil and the ink so that it flows with even and consistent coverage.
The stencil can be drawn directly onto the screen, applied to the back as an adhesive sheet, or created through a photo-sensitive process. The screenprints on this site are created through with an adhesive stencil.
The stencil can be drawn directly onto the screen, applied to the back as an adhesive sheet, or created through a photo-sensitive process. The screenprints on this site are created through with an adhesive stencil.
all lumber used to stretch screen prints on is certified by the forest stewardship council, an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world's forests.
fsc certified lumber is pulled from well-managed and
appropriate sources.
