Double Agave screen print cobalt blue 18x24 paper

While experimenting on how to get the relief print images I carve onto other surfaces (like fabric and metal), I found that having screens burned to screen print the images was the way to go. Then I decided to make prints on paper and see what I could do with that! The double agave was created using 2 screens (one for color, the other for the black overlay). I don't have a fancy registration set up so each print is very different if you look closely. Listed on my site are all the variations.

I used water-based ink to print on a thick, acid-free, watercolor paper that's 18" wide and 24 inches long. It's a good standard size so you can easily pick up a frame to put it in. *** Frame shown is NOT included-- it's from IKEA and came with the mat, so it's really easy to set up with this particular print. It's the KNOPPANG frame. frame dimensions: 19 3/4 x 27 1/2 inches.

*A relief print is made using a carved block that was created by carving out the negative space, leaving the positive space to pick up ink to transfer to a surface. A screen print is made by pulling ink through a stretched screen that has the negative space blocked out so that the ink can flow through the open mesh where the design is!