Caption: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe's Lips, 1962, synthetic polymer,
silk-screen ink, and pencil on canvas, 6'10 3/4" x 13'7".
The program never gave up on him, and now he is in charge of a studio at the ministry's offices on Munroe Street where ex-convicts or at-risk youth can learn how to use a
silk-screen machine to produce T-shirts and other clothing.
Blues Painting and Beyond will feature
silk-screen and fine art prints of Muddy Waters, BB King and Howlin' Wolf as well as paintings of robots.
His visit to the gallery coincides with the launch of his new collection of limited edition prints, entitled Monroe Lisa and Penny Black, which are printed using the
silk-screen process.
Tarres Jars can be outfitted with several closure options, as well as labeling and
silk-screen printing to enhance the overall final package.
Boyd said she does
silk-screen printing on clothing for men, women and children and has worked with local businesses, such as the Community Food Co-op, Copper Hog and Bison Bookbinding & Letterpress to create branded T-shirts for employees.
This 'zine rules, from the two-color,
silk-screen cover (of Gollum doing a grind in a pool?) to the stitched binding.
Custom colors, labeling and
silk-screen printing is available.
Other "flavors" in the series of 13 "Marilyn"
silk-screen portraits: Gold, Grape, Cherry, Mint, and Orange, which sold at auction for $16.3 million in November.
Flexo printing machines up to eight colors,
silk-screen and offset printing machines for bottles and containers, and hot-stamping machines.
But
silk-screen inks were solvent based, meaning the artist had to use gloves and a respirator while printing, and still suffered headaches at the end of the day.