BluePrint

The misregistration works - similarly to the works using symbols - it gives a brush effect.

It's okay to double flood a screen when not using an emulsion stencil.

Silkscreen using newsprint stencils (useful to use transparency/acrylic for stencil shape when cutting the stencil)

As an aside - it would ofcourse be possible to create a stencil on the screen using emulsion. However the simple image would involve at least 3 different screens (red, blue, and the body of the lamp) without taking into account the yellow background.

Work from light to dark colours. Use the stencil involving most space of colour first.

When using the stencil tape it to face of the screen to stop it moving. May well be useful to have more than one copy of stencil.

The area of the ink to be applied to paper determines the size of the squeedgee NOT the screen.

The red ink was very thin - I had mixed in a very small amount of found black that I think had a lot of medium or extender mixed into it. Also I printed it using a wide squeedgee. The edges of most red circles were ragged.

In such cases may be necessary to do a second pull of the image - if so - tape the paper being orinted in place to ensure registration. Otherwise a danger of a ghost on the print + the actual image when printing the subsequent image.

Joseph Grimaldi (18 December 1778 – 31 May 1837)[1] was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most popular English entertainer of the Regency era.[2] In the early 19th century, he expanded the role of Clown in the harlequinade that formed part of British pantomimes, notably at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Sadler's Wells and Covent Garden theatres. He became so dominant on the London comic stage that the harlequinade role of Clown became known as "Joey", and both the nickname and Grimaldi's whiteface make-up design were, and still are, used by other types of clowns. Grimaldi originated catchphrases such as "Here we are again!", which continue to feature in modern pantomimes.

The earliest ancestor of the clown was in Ancient Greece, where an often-bald-headed figure mimed and mimicked the other characters to get a laugh. The same figure featured as a court jester or juggler in medieval times. However, in the Middle Ages, the clown became a professional comic actor, and travelling companies would always have one, including Shakespeare’s. The white face paint appeared in the 17th century, and the melancholy lovesick nature became linked in the 19th century.

In the 1980s, the evil clown was born, and many people believe it was the popularity of the clown Pennywise from Stephen King’s book 'It'. However, it could also be the influence of John Wayne Gacy, who was a clown by day and a serial killer by night and was termed ‘the Killer Clown’.

Photographed here is Whimsical Walker, a British circus performer, actor, and clown born in Hull who even performed for Queen Victoria; we promise he was a nice one!