SCREEN PRINTING

“Traditionally known as silkscreen printing, this is a wet printing
process used to apply graphics to flat and cylindrical surfaces.
It is inexpensive and can be used on a variety of
materials such as textile, paper, glass, ceramics, plastic and metal.
It can be done both analogous or by digital means.
It’s mostly used within the fashion industry,
advertising and marketing industry (packaging)
and in the healthcare sector (glucose testing strips)”

Mesh screen/frame
Squeegee
Masking tape
Ink
Scale
Container for mixing paint
Wooden stick
Diazo emulsion
Degreaser
Gloves
UV light
Paper

Materials needed

production process
single colour print on paper

Change ink out for ceramics
Possible outcome: raised surfaces

Weave yarn through the mesh to create the negative (instead of using the acetate film)
Possible outcome: ink might leak through some parts and could create interesting patterns.

Play with the darkness of your print on acetate films
Possible outcome: some parts might nog get developed good enough, could lead to interesting patterns

Instead of pulling the ink through with a squeegee, paint over it with a brush
Possible outcome:

Lay paper on a raised or uneven surface
Possible outcome: could create interesting patterns

Interventions

“Short and densely packed fibres are bonded to the surface of the workpiece to create a soft and vividly coloured finish that feels like velvet. It can both be done analogous or by digital means. It's mostly used within automotive applications, on military parts, toys and furniture.”

production process
flocking a plastic chair by hand

Materials needed

Workpiece
Flock fibres
Adhesive coating
Applicator
Facemask
Gloves
Brush
Vacuum cleaner/blowdryer
Tape
Degreaser
Cloth

Interventions

Change the (mostly used) nylon flocks out for something else:
paper, wood, fabric, glass, ceramics, soil, sand, shells, flowers, hair etc.

Usually, the glue is the same colour as the object you want to flock, change the glue colour to maybe create an interesting effect.

Put a clear coat of glue or resin on top of the flocked object.

WHEEL THROWING

production process
wheel throwing a vase

“Ceramic products that are symmetrical around an axis of rotation can be made on a potter’s wheel. The style, shape and function of each piece can be as varied as the potter who creates it, and each studio adapts and develops their own techniques. Clay materials including earthenware, stoneware and porcelain can be thrown on a potters wheel. Generally, clay throwing is used to produce one-off and short production runs of garden ware such as pots and fountain. Kitchenware and tableware, such as pots, jugs, vases, plates and bowls, are also manufactured in this way.”

Materials needed

Potter's wheel
Clay
Sponge
Water bucket
Modelling tool
Ribbon and loop tools
Wirecutter
Callipers

Interventions

Pull up very thick walls, with a straw or injection needle blow air bubbles into the walls, poke them through with a needle and see what kind of effect it has after firing.

Make a mould that you hold to the bat and let the clay pass through to create your perfect shape.

Before trimming, stick different types of materials to the clay, like, feathers or leaves to see what kind of impact they have while firing.

Mix different types of clay.

Working the upside-down, creating a piramide on the bat.

Make your own tools, for example, create different types of wire cutters or rib.

Use 3D printed textures or shapes to follow along while throwing.

FLOCKING

WHEEL THROWING