HOPE Wall Progress

I will be posting picture updates for the next few days of my wall mural progress for the HOPE campaign.

Wall Space

— June 30th, 2011

Finished Materials

I have been working on screen printing my materials for the HOPE mural wall in Austin. I finished printing all my patterns, despite working outdoors in the 100F heat. The heat dried the paint in the screens fast, so keeping the screens moist was a constant effort. Some of the prints are rather rough, but it will add to the aesthetic I am trying to achieve. All the prints have been trimmed by one inch all around so that they bleed off the page. The result is seamless tiles. Below are some shots of the actual screen prints. Some are 2 colors and some only one; about 100 sheets total measuring 17″ x 23″ each.

Screen Printed Paper Patterns

Fat Stacks

— June 28th, 2011

Pattern Screen Printing

I have begun to screen print these repeatable patterns onto 19″ x 25″ white paper. The pattern graphics are sized to 17″ x 23″, so the paper will need to be trimmed by an inch all the way around to have the graphics bleed off the page. This paper should also be light and thin enough to be pasted up. Next weekend I will tile these patterns and collage them together on a part of the HOPE mural wall in Austin, Tx.

The HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere) Campaign a project of HOPE Events Inc. an energy conscious 501(c)3 non-profit focused on involving artists and their contributions in campaigns, programs and events to support existing social projects that promote education and peace around the world.

Silk Screen

Silk Screens with Burned Images

Purple Pattern

Orange Pattern Prints

Screen Prints

— June 11th, 2011

Flatstock XXIX

SXSW and Flatstock 29 have come and gone in Austin, Tx. I was happy to have some posters included in the show for the first time. Here is a shot of the Under Pressure Screen Printing setup.

Flatstock 29 Under Pressure Booth

— March 20th, 2011

Topo Chico Screen Print

Update: These are currently available in my etsy shop. Click here to view.

This is my ode to Topo Chico. Topo Chico is a sparkly mineral water with a sharp, bubbly taste, some say best served with a wedge of lime. I screen printed three images based on the Topo Chico label and bottle. There are three variations of this image and 5 prints in total. Each print measures 17″ x 23″ (43x78cm) and is hand printed on Japanese archival paper

This first variation is a one-color screen print on 17″ x 23″ (43x78cm) Japanese archival paper. Inspiration for this print stems from Warhol’s Coca-Cola print. This is an edition of 1.

Topo Chico Screen Print

This is a two-color screen print on 17″ x 23″ (43x78cm) Japanese archival paper. This is a one off based off the one color variation shown above.

Topo Chico Screen Print Two Bottles

Finally this is the third edition: three color (cyan, magenta, yellow, no black) screen print on 17″ x 23″ (43x78cm) Japanese archival paper. On this variation I mask out the large Topo Chico logo that appears on the right side as shown in the above images. These were printed in an edition of three.

More pictures and some process photos here on flickr.

Topo Chico Screen Print CMYnoK

— January 24th, 2011

Kool Keith and Big Freedia Gigposter

This is 5 color screen print including 2 metallic greens on bright white paper. This project was a collaboration between Michael Fuches of Under Pressure and Johnny Dimas for the Kool Keith and Big Freedia show at Mohawks in Austin, Tx that occurred on January 15, 2011.