Tee Shirt Screen Printing

This action packed workshop will introduce students to creating their own two color screen printed tee shirts. Everyone loves a good tee shirt, so why wear someone else's design? Learn how to separate your two colors in Photoshop, create a transparent positive image, burn it onto two separate screens and register for printing onto your very own shirts, bags, posters, you name it! No experience is required. Students will leave with 2 screens as they are covered by the materials fee and should bring their computers or images with them to alter and print out.

Materials

• Bring your laptop with Photoshop
• Bring some shirts if you want specific ones to print on, we will have a few in various sizes to choose from in a heathered grey color
• All other materials provided

*Materials fee covers all the necessary materials and students will be able to take their prints as well as their Screens home with them!

Schedule

1. Students will get a background of screen printing and the materials necessary

2. Demonstration on Photoshop and how to create a two color image

3. We will create our transparencies and burn our screen stencils

4. Lunch Break while screens dry

5. Print!

FAQs

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

There is no age limit or minimum however, we ask that for children under 18, parents sign a release of liability waiver or take the class with their child for a fun experience!

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Visual Philosophy has a parking lot available to attendees in the rear of the building accessible via Julian St. HWY 280, 87 and Diridon Caltrain station are very close. 

What can I bring into the event?

Attendees are encouraged to bring snacks and lunch as this is a fast paced, all day workshop. There are cafes nearby which have a range of food and drink options as well. You can also bring a camera to take pictures and record the class for review later or posting to social media!

Do I need to wear a mask?

Masks are optional and we are adhering to the recommendations of our Santa Clara County.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

 The School of Visual Philosophy can be reached via email at [email protected] or by calling 408-560-5015.

What's the refund policy?

 By purchasing a course or workshop, you are obligated to provide payment in full prior to the start date. Courses and workshops may be cancelled 5 days in advance with money returned. Course and workshop tuition purchased but not completed in full or by the start of course can not be refunded.

Meet your Instructor

Dana Harris Seeger is a painter, printmaker and educator. She holds an MFA from San Jose State University and has taught at colleges and universities as well as private institutions all over the United States. She is currently the Program Director of the School of Visual Philosophy in San Jose, California, an organization she co-created in 2014. She has been a member of the California Society of Printmakers since 2011. In 2012 she was an Artist in Residence at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California. Dana was named one of KQED's inaugural 10 Bay Area Women to Watch in 2016.

She now resides in Ben Lomond, California with her husband Yori Seeger, daughter Lyla and twin boys Hayden and Esben. Dana's work focuses on navigating through the space of memory. As an identical twin, she has a unique perspective on shared experience and how the mind remembers those experiences. She also draws from her heritage as a second generation Baltic American to investigate cultural and communal memory.

To get you ready for class, you can check out our FREE online Mini Course in Screen Printing Materials. This will set you up for whatever kind of screen printing you want to do and whet your appetite for all kinds of methods using this printmaking technique. Then check out our longer video courses on Screen Printing through the same Online Atelier!

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