My Tips n Techniques

Monday, April 25, 2011

Thermofax Play Day...


The Play Day Girls
got together today...

We were way overdue for a day of fun !


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We pulled out the Versatex Screen Printing Inks...





We went right to work printing with
Thermofax Screens...





Nancy sunprinted this black piece...
today she over-printed it with tiny circles of pearl ink




She over-printed it again...
with tiny circles of black ink





Kathi created thermofax screens with census reports...
she over-printed them with a sunflower screen





Census Screen & Sunflower Screen





I screened tiny dots with pearl ink
on this gorgeous pink fabric.
yummy !










Poppy Pod Screen

The screen was created from a photo of poppies





Lots of great background pieces,
as well as pieces with a focal point.





Coneflower Screen








Bird Screen





The prints are piling up...





The metallic inks are wonderful on dark, rich fabrics





Metallic Inks on dark, rich blue fabrics








Metallic Gold Ink





Sunflower


Our Thermofax Play Day was so successful
and so much fun...
it was difficult to stop printing and end the day.

Most of our screens were created from our photographs.
You can have your screens made HERE

We made plans to play with
Photo Emulsion Screens next time!

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view more Thermofax Printing

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor Portrait Play Day

CLICK HERE to view Fabric Painting Workshop


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

7 comments:

  1. Pretty cool LuAnn! Linda at rgranch@pioneer.net

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  2. Wow what a fantastic day!!
    I remember days when my artist friends and I would gather like this.
    You are creating wonderful art and memories.
    Chrisartist

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  3. LuAnn, how exciting was that! Wonderful results - wish I'd been there ;~)

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  4. LuAnn, what wonderful results - wish I'd been there ;~)

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  5. These turned out fantastic. I have never heard of this product or these screens. Looks like I need to venture out to the store!

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  6. I have added a link to the bottom of this Thermofax blog post with a link to Lynn, the gal who created most of our thermofax screens.

    The thermofax is a thermal imaging machine at a cost of $1,000....we decided to have Lynn make our screens for $9 each.
    Lynn also has a line of her own screens you can purchase if you don't want to make them from your own custom images.

    The Versatex Screen Printing Inks are the very best, with lots of open time for you to work without worry of them drying and clogging up the screens like paint will do.

    You only live once, give it a try!
    LuAnn

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