Category Archives: screen printing

t shirt printing

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Nancy

We printed on lovely soft unbleached organic cotton shirts at Indigiscapes Nursery at Capalapa today. This tree of life image is one I’ve been dreaming on for a little while, and I felt thrilled seeing the lovely images the children … Continue reading →

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which key?

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Nancy

Our keys, our choices. Opening up or locking down? keys to peaceful existence? to  hearts? to imaginable freedom? to the gates of…….. Upatree keys. unlocking some big things

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day of the dead

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Nancy

A day with Upatree puppetry in Mt Nebo screenprinting day of the dead images and very big feathers for some new puppets.

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paisley peace

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Nancy

  This has been an ongoing theme in my community textile projects. Everyone creates an offering for a screen, and we arrange them together to form the designs. I can then use the screens for charity/not for profit printings, somewhere … Continue reading →

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birthday quilt

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Nancy

Juliet cut all the stencils for this screenprint and together we printed it for her brother Jarrah’s birthday

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tip-toe

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Nancy

Our tip piece is complete! For the Brisbane Tip Shop project my group have been stamping, colouring and printing patterns of Dragonflies, and learning what shapes are drawn to create a dragonfly. We put a soft surface on the table so … Continue reading →

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bit tipsy

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Nancy

The idea is to reinvent a piece of furniture from the tip. My piece is a big black table. My friends Sharon and Brianna have some  blog entries about their Tip shop adventures there and they won the competition! Brianna … Continue reading →

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from little things…..

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Nancy

Skip diver trees. I don’t like plastic, the look of it, the feel of it, it’s horrible smell and when I hear the those squeaky styrofoam noises and scrunchy plastic sounds it makes I feel irritated. The fact that is … Continue reading →

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Dysart tour Flying Arts

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Nancy

Flying arts tour to Dysart, a workshop in printmaking using less toxic techniques. We etched aluminium using bluestone copper sulphate, and tried inky ground and crayon as our blockout mediums. The chine colle corked very well with the imagery. Had … Continue reading →

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textiles and music program for people with disabilities

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Nancy

The program covers sunprinting, textile work, screenprinting, ikebana, drumming circle, song circle, learning about pattern and rhythm. There is felting, jewellery making, claywork, painting and drawing in an integrated program designed specifically for people with very high needs. It’s about … Continue reading →

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