Julian Week

Today I co-delivered a text screenprinting workshop in Norwich to celebrate the words of Julian of Norwich.

We did not have screen printing facilities so used Thermofax screens which are small, easy to clean and simple to use. I felt it was important to explain the differences between Thermofax screens and traditional screenprinting equipment, I also gave information of where to find traditional screenprinting tuition, facilities and equipment.  Thermofax screens are purchased with the image permanently exposed and we had three quotes to choose from.  One person wanted a different quote so she chose to handpaint the Julian quote.  The resulting piece had a brave street art quality. People experimented by using multiple colours and/or sections of quotes.  The evaluations were good.

Yesterday I attended an 'illuminated lettering'  workshop - burnishing with gold leaf.  It was the first time I had worked with gold leaf.  



We also looked at an illustrated bible which was written in the early 1400s.  The colours are  still vibrant and the work is so fine.  Beautiful.