12 ways that I have used screen printing

Screen printing can be a way to print lots of similar impressions.

Here I used several small emulsion screens to print the fabric to make this handbag.

One holiday season I used a paper stencil to make these Christmas tree prints for bags for a craft fair and holiday cards.

Scarves are great projects for screen printing with small stencils. I used emulsion screens and paper stencils with embroidery hoops for these scarves.

I converted a photo into an emulsion screen and made holiday ornaments that featured an iconic bridge in our city.

I love this. I made a screen from my nephew’s drawing and was able to use the drawing to make cards.

In the past I have printed quick business cards with an emulsion based screen. I can use this screen for a lot of marketing materials and free give aways.

Here I used the same screen to make a stack of bookmarks for a book arts fair that I participated in.

I have use paper stencils and emulsion based screens to print napkins. These might be a nice idea for gifts.

I love converting my own photos or drawings into a screen that I can use over and over again for different purposes and surfaces. Below I made the screen from a photo that I took in 1978!

This one is from a drawing that I did.

Of course I  add screen printed marks to gelatin prints, artist books and painted papers. The screen printed mark often gives the print pop or focus.

Most recently I gathered a few of my family members and we made a blanket of “love” and well wishes for my sister. We layered the blanket with 1oo’s of impressions from emulsion screens that I had made.

I am hoping that you are thinking about ways that you can use screen printing in your works.

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