Hope I did not sound too Texan!

Hey Jan,

 Just a short note for you.  I've silkscreening using the 230 mesh screen and Thompson has a water based silk screen medium that works wonderfullly.  The pieces are coming out great.

Wonderful news about the show.

Jennifer Friedman

Hi Jennifer--

Are you doing the riso/gocco screens in the 230 mesh? and screening with the water based enamel on the decal paper??Do you mix the medium with oxides?

Great to get more information--Thanks 

And working like a crazed person to get new work ready for a show at SNAGin arizona.

jan

Hi Jan,

I am currently taking a silk screening class so I have the availability of uv lights to burn the screen, I'm also using  photo emulsion.

So, I'm using a standard screen frame,  230 mesh that I am stretching onto the frame, then I use photo emulsion and burn my image onto the screen.  I am using my Sunshine Colors from Ferro to mix with the Thompson water base carrier.  I mix it together and spread the color over the screen, placing the prenemaled steel under the screen.  I use a screen presser to press the enamel through the screen.  I dry it and then fire it.

I don't see any reason why we can't spread the cut paper design on the pre wet screen like we did at KVO.  This 230 mesh screen is very fine and leaves such a nice imprint on the enamel.

It seems to be working fine and you can always put decals on top.  

I am currently in a show in Houston that will be up until January at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Beyond Useful and Beautiful

and I was interviewed for a local radio show.

It gives a little more explanation about my Vanitas work.the next American Craft magazine will have a review about the show.

Direct link to the audio: http://www.thefrontrow.org/articles/1320792925-Beyond-Useful-and-Beautiful-Rethinking-Domestic-Craft.html

Front Row website, right now the podcast is in a box on the right side of the website:http://www.thefrontrow.org/