Surface Design | Textile & Fabric Screenprinting/Monoprinting with Thermofax | Shelley Baird

SHELLEY BAIRD

Shelley's formal education took place at The Ohio State University (MA Photography) and Indiana University (BFA Printmaking) during the 1970s. During those years she worked as an artist, researcher and curator. She has taught photography, history of photography and bookbinding workshops at universities, preparatory schools and adult education programs. For several years Shelley worked as a graphic designer and continued to study independently and created art in various media including drawing, painting and collage. Eventually discovering fabric, she became fascinated with layering images on cloth by screenprinting, painting and drawing with thickened dyes, bleaching agents and acrylic paints. Shelley learned fabric dyeing from four of the best teachers: Sue Benner, Jane Dunnewold, Kerr Grabowski and Els Van Baarle.

Images: Surface design demonstrations by Shelley Baird, "wet room" at Crow Timber Frame Barn and Shelley's work

BASIC SCREENPRINTING WITH THERMOFAX

• Dates: October 22-26, 2007
• Level: Beginning to Advanced
• Zig Zag Sewing Machine: No
• Tuition & Meal Plan: $715
• Materials Fee: $50
• Facility Usage Fee: $25
> Accommodations and meal information

DESCRIPTION
The thermofax is an ideal tool to make screens used to produce lines, marks, patterns and imagery on textiles. We’ll start with a copy machine and drawings, photographs, objects and ideas and finish with at least five thermofax screens and as much printed fabric as you can create. There will be demonstrations and hands-on experience using the thermofax, assembling screens and printing with paint and dye on a variety of fabrics.

SUPPLY LIST (Please label your own supplies)
Please purchase and bring the following items to use in class:

• FABRIC (white, smooth textured)
12 (minimum) one yard lengths or larger of any or all of the below:
- pimatex cotton
- cotton lawn
- silk habotai, broadcloth or charmeuse
- fabric should be PFD (prepared for dyeing) available from vendors listed below
- wash/dry it at home with synthrapol
- do not dry silk in the dryer

• DYES
Participants will be using MX Reactive Dye which is readily available in 2oz. jars.
Suggested colors (add to the list if you like):
- sun yellow Shelley Baird quilt surface design workshop
- golden yellow
- mixing red
- intense blue
- turquoise
- silk black

• PRINT PASTE (from Prochemical)
- Pro Print Paste Mix SH (1 lb.)

• PAINT
Thick fabric paint such as ProFab (from Prochemical), Setacolor.
Basic palette suggestion (add to the list if you like):
- white
- lemon yellow
- red
- true blue
- jet black
- kelly green

• MISCELLANEOUS
- measuring spoon set
- 6 small containers for mixed dye (yogurt containers, clear plastic cups….)
- 3-4 cheap natural bristle brushes (1”-3”)
- dust mask
- straight pins
- sharpie (fine point)
- scissors (to cut tape)
- gloves (exam type) bring a box
- 1-inch masking tape (medium adhesion or stronger)
- duct tape (Duck brand is a good choice)
- notebook/sketchbook
- 2 old sheets or fabric for drop cloth
- 2 yards ($5.99/yd 72” wide) white or off-white craft felt (do not cut) available at Joann’s

• CLOTHING quilt surface design workshop
Plan to get dirty!

• SOURCE MATERIALS
Bring any art that can be photocopied (copyright-free), photographs, drawings, stamps, etc.
Shelley will bring copyright-free imagery and ideas.

• INSPIRATION
Bring some inspiration—art, objects, photo, patterns, etc. ….

MATERIALS FEE PROVIDES:
Screen material, frames and use of thermofax to make 3 large screens and 2 medium screens (Participants may make additional screens for a fee.) Use of copier to prepare images.

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Shelley Baird | Surface design/screenprinting/monoprinting with thermofax workshop

PUSHING THE CREATIVE PROCESS:
COMBINING THERMOFAX WITH MONOPRINTING

• Dates: October 29-November 2, 2007
• Level: Beginning to Advanced (Basic working knowledge of MX dyes)
• Zig Zag Sewing Machine: No
• Tuition & Meal Plan: $715
• Materials Fee: $50
• Facility Usage Fee: $25
> Accommodations and meal information

DESCRIPTION
This workshop is designed to expand the use of the thermofax screen as a tool. Experimenting with the copy machine (on-site), participants will create a wide variety of images to generate discoveries about formal issues including lines, marks, texture, imagery and scale. Participants will each make at least five thermofax screens to use in their work. In addition to thickened dyes, fabric paint, discharge, resists, metal leaf, and simple registration techniques will be demonstrated and available. With these screens, students will investigate the combination of the planned screened image with the spontaneity of a monoprinted surface.

SUPPLY LIST (Please label your own supplies) Please purchase and bring the following items to use in class:

• FABRIC (white)
12 (minimum) one yard lengths or larger of a variety of these fabrics:
- cotton (pimatex, kona, lawn, broadcloth, cotton print cloth)
- silk (habotai, broadcloth, charmeuse, noile, crepe, jacquard)
- rayon
- velvet
- any other cotton or silk (very textured fabrics may obscure print)
- (Fabric should be called PFD (prepared for dyeing) by the vendor. Wash/dry it at home with synthrapol, but do not put silk in dryer.)

• FABRIC (other)
Bring at least one yard of dark fabric for discharging (check with vendors for fabric that will discharge with thiox, all fabrics do not discharge) and fabric to overscreen (that you already have on hand--commercial prints, hand-dyes, abandoned projects, etc.)

• DYES
Purchase MX Reactive Dye in 2oz. jars. Suggested colors (you may add to list and bring MX dyes you already have):
- sun yellow
- golden yellow
- mixing red
- intense blue
- turquoise
- silk black

• PRINT PASTE
- Pro Print Paste Mix SH (1 lb.) (If you prefer you may bring sodium alginate SH or F instead.)

• PAINT
Bring PROfab textile paints from www.prochemical.com
A basic palette of 4 oz. jars (add to the list if you like and bring any fabric paint you already have):
- white
- lemon yellow Shelley Baird quilt surface design workshop
- red
- true blue
- jet black
- kelly green

• METALLIC LEAF (optional) available at:
- www.in2art.com/art-supplies/monalisa-metalleafing-supplies
- www.dickblick.com/zz270/21/

• MISCELLANEOUS
Bring the following general supplies:
- favorite tools to make marks (comb painting tools, brushes, stamps, etc.)
- measuring spoon set
- 6 (or more) small containers for mixed dye (yogurt containers, clear plastic cups….)
- 3-4 cheap natural bristle brushes (1”-3”)
- dust mask
- respirator if discharging (acid gas/organic vapor cartridges)
- straight pins
- sharpie (fine point)
- scissors (to cut tape)
- gloves (exam type) bring a box
- 1-inch masking tape (medium adhesion or stronger)
- duct tape (Duck brand is a good choice)
- notebook/sketchbook
- 2 old sheets or fabric for drop cloth
- 2 yards ($5.99/yd 72” wide) white or off-white craft felt (do not cut) available at Joann’s
- existing thermofax or silk screens
- blank silk screens

• SOURCE MATERIALS
Bring any art that can be photocopied (copyright-free), photographs, simple collages, object (natural or man-made), text, drawings, stamps, etc. Shelley will bring copyright-free imagery and ideas.

• INSPIRATION
Bring some inspiration—art, objects, photo, sketch books, patterns, etc. ….

• VENDORS
- www.prochemical.com (PFD fabric, synthrapol, MX dyes, print paste, paint)
- www.dharmatrading.com (PFD fabric, synthrapol, MX dyes, print paste, paint)
- www.testfabrics.com (PFD fabric)
- www.thaisilks.com (silks)
- www.in2art.com/art-supplies/monalisa-metalleafing-supplies (metal leaf)
- www.dickblick.com/zz270/21/ (metal leaf)
- www.joann.com (craft felt)

MATERIALS FEE PROVIDES:
Screen material, frames and use of thermofax machine to make 3 large screens and 2 medium screens (You may make additional screens for a fee.) Use of copier to prepare images. Discharge agents, gel medium.

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