Grosbeak

I decided to try using my screenprinting to create some artwork. I had some paper I used for my Valentines Cards left over and thought it would be nice to use for some small prints. I spent some time drawing in my sketchbook trying to come up with a design I liked. I decided on two designs and cut them both out.

The first one didn't work out as well as I had hoped. It was a print of a man, but the actual stencil was really thin and it bled a little. When I drew it I thought the lines would be the ink part, but when I started to cut it, I was cutting everything but the lines. The screen I am using is designed for fabric printing, so often when I do print on paper it doesn't print as clean as more ink is coming out. This isn't always a bad thing though and I find little errors give you more to work with.

The second print was of a bird and some of the prints had extra ink on them. I used these in the design and added fineliner detail to the wings and branch. I also added a red breast, as the Grosbeak has a lovely red patch. There are four prints in total, plus some on fabric, which I will turn into pouches. The stencil was ruined once I took it off the screen because I took a while to get all the printing complete and it dried a bit. The first one is available on Etsy and I will be listing the other three in the next few days.