Serigraphy, also referred to as silk-screening or screen-printing, is a fairly recent word for a centuries old process that originated in China. The word applies to fine art as opposed to commercial use.
Screens are made by stretching fabric on a simple wood or metal frame. Stencils are used to determine where the ink is allowed to flow through the screen to the paper below. Stencils can range from simple cut paper shapes to photographic emulsion exposed to light. All printed areas are positive images as opposed to other print techniques which by definition use the additive process. Consequently, serigraphy is defined as a reductive process.
Typically each screen prints one color. However, depending on the transparency of the ink, more than one color can result from each screen. For example, a transparent red over a blue and a yellow will produce red, purple, and orange, resulting in as many as five colors from only two screens. Another process called split-font, or fade, can be accomplished by adding several pigment colors to a transparent base.
All paintings are acrylic on canvas or masonite panels. Also, All paintings are one of a kind — giclées available. All screen prints are one of a kind. They are not limited editions, with the exception of Misc Prints, and Mex-Textiles.