We got a behind-the-scenes tour with the owner and each of the children got to silkscreen their own shirt!
by Matthew Burgess
Bob starts by introducing us to the graphic designers
we visit offices, storage spaces, and equipment rooms
he explains the process of screen printing
a design with four colors
he prepares the equipment we are going to use
and gives a demonstration
each child gets a turn to make a shirt
after printing the shirts go through a big dryer so that they are ready to wear right away
finally, Bob shows us how simple screen printing can really be
he draws a design freehand that he will turn into a printed piece
to do this he creates a resist that will be placed on top of this blank screen so the ink only goes through the screen where you want it to
Bob also explained that
for each of the colors in Corita Kent's designs, she had to create a different resist
it's time to see his drawing transferred to a piece of fabric
Bob gave us this piece to keep as well
The trip was such a wonderful experience.
I wanted the children to better understand the process she used to make her art. And now they do!
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Immersive Experience
Immersive Experience
Immersive Experience