In the early days of my screenprinting we were totally operating blind. I didn’t even know there were shirts in printers folds and I bought thousands of bags of Hanes undershirts in three packs and in my basement “shop” I had giant stacks of cardboard and bags of plastic bags that I ripped open. We…
The humidistat photo comes from Andy Anderson’s darkroom. You would find something similar in ours at Mirror Image, both a similar device and most days (I hope) similar readings. As Summer is upon us in most of the country which means heat and humidity for most of us. As always keep your darkroom dark or…
This is a great shirt of Andy Anderson’s that was in the Impressions show. “Great shirt of Andy Anderson’s” is a phrase that has come out of many mouths many times. That dude can print. I hope to visit his shop tomorrow and post next week on what the Nashville King of Printing is up…
If you’re attending ISS Nashville c’mon and join us for the 3rd Annual Nashville Honky Tonk Hoedown at Layla’s. Event starts at 5pm, right after the show on Thursday May 19th. It’s less than a 10 min walk from the show. Authentic live rockin’ country music (The Rische Sisters!), drinks, and of course free t-shirts (courtesy of Hanes and…
The Nashville ISS show is this week, I hope to see some of you there. Last year I had the distinct pleasure of visiting with Andy Anderson and seeing his shop in Nashville. He is a real renaissance man, with three distinct areas of expertise: motorcycle design and painting, underwater photography, and then to top…
Today’s post comes via Andy MacDougall, screen printer extraordinaire and all around good guy (and fun guy.) You can check out some of what he does at squeegeeville.com. I titled this a shop tour, but we are talking the reverse, this is about a shop that comes to you. In 2008, printmakers Delilah Knuckley and…
This Mis-Print Monday comes from our buddy Joe Matarazzo of Good Fellas Merch. The shocking video almost say’s it all but here’s the story from Joe himself: A can of screen opener fell onto the dryer belt, then rolled into the heat chamber and must have slipped off the belt and lodged itself somewhere inside of the…
This is a big deal… Ennis, Inc. Announces Acceptance of $110 Million Superior Offer for its Apparel Division. Read the whole story here
A few thoughts on Squeegees: Without good squeegee blades you cannot print well. They are absolutely essential. Don’t let them soak in anything, clean them you lazy… If you soak them they swell up and are not the same durometer any longer. Change them often. We turn them around then chuck them. I now believe…
