I got the idea to create a recipe and print it on bags and teatowels.
l went with a Lemon Cordial recipe, it needed to be fairly simple, l tried printing on paper first, as theres limited room on a screen
l love the idea of giving a gift, thats decorative and also has a use, l plan on putting the actual ingredients in the bags and giving as a gift.
Now l tried an idea l had been wondering if it would work, l cut out a shape of a lemon in black cardboard and used it like l use my transparency sheets, and exposed it with my exposure unit, and l was thrilled it actually works,( this has given some new ideas of using this technique)
How'd l get that texture on the actual lemon,,sshh,,l got my toothbrush ,dipped the bristles in the emulsion and sort of bashed it on the screen , so it would block the ink going through.
Now l tried an idea l had been wondering if it would work, l cut out a shape of a lemon in black cardboard and used it like l use my transparency sheets, and exposed it with my exposure unit, and l was thrilled it actually works,( this has given some new ideas of using this technique)
How'd l get that texture on the actual lemon,,sshh,,l got my toothbrush ,dipped the bristles in the emulsion and sort of bashed it on the screen , so it would block the ink going through.
Drying under a lemon tree
I printed out 2 copies of the recipe on A4 transparency film and layed them together to make an A3 size
Trouble with my 1st attempt at exposing the recipe, l over washed my screen and washed the corner out,,,ggrrr, so l had to do it again.( l have since spoken to a sales rep and he gave me the tip of keeping the screen wet and let the water get into the unexposed part ,a couple of minutes as long as the screens kept wet the unexpose part wont stick,,then gently wash out with a hose.)
The end result, l'm pretty happy with it.
Next blog post l'l try and explain how l print the recipe over the top of the lemon and keep every thing lined up.
~ kim ~
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