The weather has been chilly here in New England, and I have a big pile of tea bags.
I love the fragile decay.
I have used tea bags for printmaking, collage and some sewing projects. But the pile is so big, I needed a process that would consume a bunch of bags.
Thermofax screen printing is the answer.
This is what I did:
- Suspend judgment & play
- Gather lots of tea bags and fabric for printing
- Set up my workspace
- Padded surface covered with plastic
- Credit card for my squeegee
- Damp rag for messy fingers
- Big table for laying out my prints
- and then pull prints
- I used brown, gold and a bit of white
Thermofax screen printing is a great way to add line elements, text and delicate details.
What types of images would you like to make into a thermofax screen for your artwork? Tell me in the comments section above.
Happy printing!