Silkscreened Hitchcock Scarves

I finally got my act together and produced the long-planned Hitchcock Scarf design, building a brand new one-color press, testing a new style of silkscreen, and experimenting with printing a halftone gradient pattern.  

So far these are getting a tremendous response, and the pinstripes in particular are flying like crows!  Thanks to my friends at Dallas' Kettle Art gallery for their support and enthusiasm, modeling them with style!

The hand-printed scarves are available in limited quantity at the gallery and in my Etsy Store in black, pinstripe, and limited luck-of-the-draw distressed varieties.

George Wallace III, such sophistication!

Amber Campagna, classic Hitchcock Heroine!

Pinstriped edition

Solid edition

Burning my design into the emulsion coated screen

Home-made one color press, freshly lacquered!

(This time around, I found that the quality of print and reliability of the stencil was greatly improved by using a pre-stretched aluminum silkscreen frame as opposed to a hand-stretched wooden frame.  The improved tension across the screen prevented some issues I previously had with inconsistent print quality and ink smearing.  Self-teaching myself the process has been challenging, but also quite rewarding.  Getting better all the time!)

Silkscreening Posters

I've finally made the leap from screen-printing on textiles to paper!  

I have two designs ready-to-roll as limited-edition, signed and numbered prints.

These are printed white on black, with waterbased ink on 100% recycled, acid-free paper, and are available on my Etsy Shop. 

I'm really enjoying this so far, and am looking forward to keeping it in my quiver as a creative outlet.  It also seems like a really logical way for my to translate my original black and white drawings into something that can be displayed and sold at a lower price than an original drawing or scratchboard piece.  Being hand-printed, they manage to retain a sense of originality.  Plus it's just fun to put out a series of limited pieces.

I'm also displaying and selling these in matted frames at a few shows in Dallas... 

Deep Ellum Arts Festival and Attack of The $50 Art Show to name a pair.

Finally, here's a link to my previous post about DIY screen printing and my home setup..