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INTRODUCTION

PART 1: PRINTMAKING WITHOUT A PRESS

CHAPTER ONE:

Screen printmaking

CHAPTER TWO:

Collgraph printmaking without a press

CHAPTER THREE:

Monoprinting without a press

CHAPTER FOUR:

Sun printmaking

PART 2: COMBINING PRINTMAKING AND

MIXED-MEDIA TECHNIQUES

CHAPTER FIVE:

Playing with fabric and fiber, stitching

CHAPTER SIX:

Combining materials and printmakingtechniques

CHAPTER SEVEN:

3-D mixed media

PART 3: STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTSPendants

Silhouettes

Calendar

Fabric Book

Flag Book

Mixed-Media Collage

Wall Hanging

Assemblage

Accordian Book

PART 4: GALLERY

RESOURCES

INDEX

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:an introduction

I discovered printmaking about

eighteen years ago,while taking graphic

design classes at a local community college. I was

introduced to several techniques, but the part I en-

joyed the most was when the instructor assigned

us a project of printing on found papers. So not

on the specialized fine art papers but on anything

else we could find around us. At the time I hap-

pened to have some small Japanese papers that

I decided to collage over larger textured papers.

This collage became my substrate for printing. I

screen printed different Asian motifs and some

vintage portraits of women. To add texture to the

mix, I machine stitched over the collaged print

and added some lace and bits of fabric. This was

the beginning of my love for mixed-media print-

making, and I have been mixing papers, fibers, and

techniques ever since.


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A fine art student or artist will probably use

only specialized expensive papers to print on and

in most cases will use a press for the act of print-

ing. He or she will treat the finished print as a

precious, fragile work of art, will handle the print

with gloved hands and will store it in a protective

drawer. My approach to the finished prints is quite

different. First, I prefer to work with printmaking

techniques that do not require a press or special-

ized papers so I can save space and money. Second,

when my print is done, rather than treating it as a

fragile piece, I may cut it, tear it, glue it, stitch it, or

paint over it. I may even print over it again or use it

as a background for another work of art. And last

but not least, I enjoy using my mixed-media

prints in different art forms: collage, bookmaking,

3-dimensional art, and with fiber art.

In this book, I will review the press-less tech-

niques for creating prints, as well as several ways

of using the finished prints in mixed-media art,

while showcasing some examples for inspiration.

What I would like to emphasize in this book is

that printmaking can be a fun and non-threaten-

ing art form that can add content, color, texture,

and interest to your art. Dont shy away from using

prints or sections of prints in your art. Even the

unsuccessful or imperfect prints can be used to

enhance your art!

Having said that, I am sure there will be many

prints that you would want to keep untouched, but

open your eyes and keep reading about many pos-

sibilities of creating mixed-media art with prints. I

hope you will be inspired to see some of the differ-

ent sides of printmaking.

---------Dorit Elisha



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GALLERY


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Learn simple printmaking techniques and incorporate printed images into mixed-media

artwork on paper and fabric with Printmaking + Mixed Media. No printing presses or spe-cial papers are required! From screen printing, collagraph, monoprinting, and sun print-

ing, these printmaking techniques are especially affordable and accessible to any artist,

from beginner to advanced.

Inside readers will learn: Each approach is shown step-by-step on both paper and fabric, plus how to combine

different printmaking and mixed-media techniques.

A variety of projects including a fabric artist book, a hand-printed calendar, wall art

collage, an apron, a holiday book, greeting cards, and more. Stitch, cut, glue, layer,

paint, and embellish printed layers to use in fine art or collage, book arts, fabric arts,

fiber arts, or assemblage.

A gallery of mixed-media samples from the author and various artists shows even

more ways to include printmaking in your artwork.

Printmaking + Mixed Mediais a great resource for mixed-media artists looking to expandtheir skills and printmakers interested in reinterpreting traditional methods.

DORIT ELISHAis a mixed-media artist, printmaker, book artist and fiber artist. She has a degree

in art history and also studied graphic design. After working as a graphic designer for a few years,

she has spent the last eighteen years as an art teacher in an elementary school as well as an art

instructor for adults, where she teaches printmaking and related mixed-media art. Her work has

been published in books and magazines including Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting Arts, Somerset Studio,

and Legacy,plus she has exhibited her work in galleries.

Paperbound, 8 10, 128 pages

250 photographs

ISBN 978-1-59668-095-1

$22.95

June 2009

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