Dec 09

Yesterday we finished the art print under freezing conditions in Oakland. Uber thanks to the Firehouse gang who helped out in this ever expanding screen printing madness.

Firehouse Silkscreen

Painting in blockout to fill pinholes on the final screen

Silkscreen Key Plate

Registering the Key plate for the final color pass

Firehouse Silver

Mixing up a batch of Firehouse Silver

Ron Donovan Firehouse

Ron lays the ink down on the Firehouse press

Dave Hunter Art Print

We micro-adjust the registration, print out the edition and let the prints dry on the rack

Dave Hunter Silk Screen

Once the ink dries, it's time to trim the edges

Gammalyte Screen Print

And finally... a fresh stack of prints!

a minimum of 1,000 repitive motions

a minimum of 1,000 repetitive motions


More process and edition photos to come.
Print release is looking like Friday, Dec 11, 12PM EST


Rating 4.40 out of 5
Dec 08
Firehouse Inkubatorâ„¢

The Infamous Firehouse Inkubatorâ„¢

As the sun came out today we noticed there was snow on the hills, which is a rare thing for the Bay Area – we decided to thaw out the ink…

Printing in the cold sucks

This heater was giving a warm welcome…

Registration Tabs

Registration Tabs

This blue tape really does rock for registration tabs…

Pulverized Abalone Pigment

Pulverized Dragon Teeth Pigment

Playing with some custom pigments…

Detail

Detail

Here’s a view of the black plate, first color down today…

A Few Screens Later

A Few Screens Later

Nice Sunset

Nice Sunset

Always take some time for sunsets…

Reclamation in progress

Reclamation in progress

This is the really fun part… Reclaiming Screens ~ Ron Donovan in action

Just a couple more colors to go

Just a couple more colors to go

Moving along nicely…

Dan The Man (behind the lens)

Dan The Man (behind the lens)

Our good buddy Dan came by with his new fangled camera to capture some of the action – Note the killer posters by Ron and Chuck of the Firehouse on the wall. I couldn’t have pulled this off without these guys! And a very special thanks to LuLu who keeps the ball rolling and whips things into shape… not to mention Zoltron who delivered some work tables and a much needed meal ~ Best to finish the last color in the morning with a fresh start!

Rating 3.50 out of 5
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