Hand pulled silk-screens also known as serigraphy is basically a stencil process. A design is made in stencil form on screen mesh by blocking out parts of the screen. A colored ink is applied over the entire screen mesh and pressed through using a squeegee. The open areas of the screen allow the ink to pass through and onto the paper underneath. The process is repeated using a different screen for each color in the composition.

The process demonstrated here by charlotte is original printmaking in it's purest form. The artwork is created totally by hand without the use of photography or pre-existing artwork.

squeegee pull

charlotte uses a squeegee to apply colored inks through a mesh screen onto the paper. this step is repeated for each color in the final composition.

registration check

charlotte checks the registration of the first color in the composition. additional colors will be added and overlaid using separate screens for each color in the artwork.

image composition

charlotte removes stencil to check quality. composition now in the final development stage as individual colors have been applied.

art inspection and signoff

A final "quality control" check that involves print inspection, proofing and artist signoff. The process is repeated for each of the individual prints that make up the edition.