Portable Printing

So, the work placement in teaching is going well, really well, in fact - i now want to train to be a teacher full time... SCARY!!! this is something that a year ago, i would have laughed at, and 3 months ago, the placement was 'to keep me out of trouble', now i fear it may have landed me squarely in what some could consider the 'trouble' category... but there we go.

anyways, separate to that, the college's screen print tables were being used as real tables so i was unable to steal them - as printing on a hard surface doesn't give the best results, so we were shown the portable print surface that the head of textiles had made when she was completing her degree - this is a genius bit of kit that means you can take your slightly squishy surface anywhere!!!

and within 5 minutes of the conversation myself and Louise (Please check her out) - fellow artist/ friend for far to long/ poor soul who suffers me the most - were sent to pull favours and create our own! and this post - bar the waffle/essay - is about that!!!

so the stages are - 1 find stuff by asking nicely and having generous people who remember when you used to be a student, and are prepared to go 'you're rubbish at explaining what you need, take these and go away' = how to get the drawing boards 

Stage 2 - be told that neoprene is a good surface to use as the squishy bit... then be told there is a convenient roll by the door!

Stage 3 - staple it to the drawing board 

Stage 4 - Then find and staple plastic sheet/ bin liner, this stops the neoprene from getting all inked and helps it last 

Stage 5 - Cover with fabric - plain is best, white/cream is even better - this provides a replaceable cover once its completely covered with ink and hard to use

these are the 2 finished - with a carved lino block for artistic perusal

So hopefully i shall begin printing LOADS, and by hopefully i mean maybe soon, and by maybe soon i probably secretly mean in a year or so.... BUT i shall endeavor to do something sooner rather than later!