Low-Tech Screenprinting
Taught by Whitney Crutchfield
Whitney is a textile artist and designer with a strange penchant for glitter and an aversion to wet paper. She spends her days crafting, designing, drinking water, and dreaming up bright and cheery color palettes. You can find her at whitneycrutchfield.com.
Do you have a strange desire to leave your mark on everything you see but find screenprinting a little bit intimidating? Then this one is for you! Spend a couple of hours with us and learn how to set up your own screenprinting operation without having to make a big investment in special tools and equipment. We'll keep things super low-tech.
We'll be using objects you could find around your (or your mother's) house to build our own screens. Then we'll take a little tour through printing history as we learn about the centuries-old tradition of designing and cutting stencils. Finally, you'll have the chance to print on almost any flat object of your choice, so bring your T-shirts, paper, blank posters, and floorboards. By the end of the class, you'll be a whiz with scissors and a master of the x-acto blade.
Don't forget to bring your imagination. We'll use your own drawings or inspirational images to create simple stencils that can be printed again and again.