Pattern Play: A Simple Block Printed Pattern
この記事を日本語で読む It was nice to be able to squeeze this pattern play on a busy day. Starting with a doodle, I just carved a block of rubber into this simple shape and repeated stamping…
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Rubber Stamps and Floral Design
I've designed two floral patterns using the rubber stamping technique. It was just another experiment, but I made some little envelopes with those designs, and it was fun. Co…
Block Printing Illustration
I made a block printing sample. The image is taken from an old picture I took. The size of the wood block was too small (postcard size) so I couldn't carve the details...!
Block Printing and New Pattern Design
I've been designing new patterns for my shop on Spoonflower and I'm trying a new approach to create patterns - it's making rubber stamps. It's a very analogue …
Studio Visit: Screenprinter PataPri
I visited my friend and textile/printing artist "PataPri". Her studio is by the sea in Akiya, Yokosuka, Japan, and you could get all the great ocean view from the room s…
Looking for Mr. Red
These pictures are from when I was looking for the right “Red” for one of my customers. But I have been so lazy recently, if I'm allowed to make any excuse, because it's…
Which One Is Your Colour?
I finally listed the new Frog cushion covers on Etsy. And this time I added the colour samples on the listings for custom order, because I thought it might be easier for people to…
Do You Like Frogs?
New design "Frog" has been done and I'll make some cushion covers out of those fabrics tomorrow. Each frog was cut out by hand so they are all unique! I just hope t…
New Dark Room (or just a box)
It's been a while since I've refurbished my studio and there's still a lot more to be done! Today, I made a small new "dark/drying room" using a shelf. It…
New Range of Fabrics
I have listed some new fabrics on my Etsy shop today. Those are light/quilting weight fabrics and I have printed 15 colours the other day. The colours are from my normal colour pa…
Colours on Canvas
I have recently started using new base fabric to print on. It is heavy weight cotton canvas and I love the texture!
Love for Colour
I've been working on new silkscreen prints on fabric. They are quite small as A4 size it's easier to experiment colour schemes. Now available on my Etsy shop.
Cobalt Blue
I got a new acrylic colour which is astonishingly beautiful...! I can be easily pleased by this sort of small things :)
Another Set of Studio Pics
I have installed a dryer (originally for drying clothes though) to dry emulsion on the screen more quickly and efficiently. Hope it works...!
The Process
Exposing the screen. Watch out for the UV light. Not really good for your eyes. Developed screens for the two-colour pattern. Printing the first colour... a bit worried! After pri…