It has been a little while since I last posted, I have had a very busy, exciting week though, but now I'm back and have post on screen printing today. I hadn't done any screen printing in my degree, which was a big surprise as almost every other Textile Design degree includes this on the course. I had to rectify this, so enrolled on a lovely workshop with the fantastic
Blueberry Park.
Karen runs workshops in her Leeds home about once a month, I was greeted at the door by a beaming and friendly face. It was such a wonderful day and after having a busy and slightly stressful week it was wonderful to drink tea, eat cake, chat with some like minded women and let my creativity flow. Karen was a fantastic teacher, and if anyone lives in or around Leeds I would definitely recommend taking one of her courses, you won't be disappointed!
I've managed to get some photos of the day which you can see below =)
We began by looking through some of Karen's printing books, many of which are now on my wish list!
I had already come prepared with some of my own designs that I wanted to see printed. It would be an ideal process to print greetings cards, wrapping papers and other products at home. I based my print on the design Falling Florals, which you can see is the background on my blog =)
It was quite intricate to cut out, but a little patience and a steady hand made it possible!
And here's the final outcome!