Screen-printing...

This week we have been looking a what merchandise we can edit to sell on at the charity event. We are hoping to get a batch load of "bag for life" bags and screen-printing the selected design onto them to sell on for a few pounds a piece - the proceeds will go to the Ugandan Humanist Schools Trust. I have researched the method of how to screen-print and summarised it via four points.

 Step One :

          Stretch the item out so that it is flat and the ink

              can be applied smoothly.

        Step Two:

              Create a stencil which will expose each colour which

                  you wish to print. Starting at the base colour.

  

               Step Three: 

                   Place the stencil upon the stretched and framed mesh

                       upon the strecthed item. Squirt ink/paint along one end.

                      Step Four:

                         Use a squeegee to drag the colour along. Wait for it to 

                              dry and then follow the steps with the next colour.

                  

                               http://www.ugandahumanistschoolstrust.org/       

                           

Back to Basics...

After a few weeks of developing our individual ideas, it was decided that we were to look at and research things that mean something to us, that inspire us but still have that connection. Music, being one of my favourite things, lead me to thinking about Michael Jackson ( a favoured artist of mine) and all of the charity work he did for the Africans, also, he himself was an African-American. This lead to me thinking specifically about the 1985 hit charity song "We Are The World " which was written by Lionel Richie & Michael Jackson and was performed by a USA supergroup which featured members from many cultures and ethnic backgrounds. I looked in particular at the artwork in which was used on the covers of the singles for the style of the typeface and the imagery.

To see and hear the official single, follow this link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW_1YAYQK9g