The Art
of Resistance Conference was a weekend of workshops, lectures,
discussions, performance, and hands-on art making held at the
former Rainier Brewery in Seattle's less than glorious post-industrial wasteland just south of the
big new sports stadia and current freeway and lightrail construction
projects. The class I taught--How to
Make a Rubylith Silk Screen--was overbooked but it all worked out
in the end because most of the students did not have designs prepared.
The dozen that did (or quickly improvised one) went home with completed
screens ready to propagate their images. Building and stretching a
dozen frames required a lot of prep work on my part, but the hour and
half allotted for the class just wasn't enough time for students to
build their own (which is preferable because one learns by doing). Even
so, it was well worth the effort and I hope the knowledge
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This handout outlines the steps to make an 8"x10" rubylith silk screen.
It is not comprehensive.
If I ever get the time I will post a more complete tutorial with
step-by-step photos. Any interest?
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