Silkscreening... FUN!

I just finished silkscreen 101 and was happy to learn the process from A-Z. It was cool to physically do everything from start to finish. We were taught that preparation is KEY and the goal is to have multiple (25-50) pulls that are consistent of:

Registration
Color
Paper Material

I did none. :-( I don't know why I did not think to do this but I ended up doing the opposite and used whatever material I can get my hands on. I would use one color for 1-2 pulls and then slap on another color on top. I would blindly place the screen to the substrate I was printing on and hoping it would be centered and pretty.

One thing that was consistent was our muses. Nico and George. Here are some samples of work from APak and I:

Is it Friday yet?

Actually this week is flying by but for some reason I thought it was Friday. So maybe its not going as fast as I thought... hmmm... I am having one of those weeks where I want to punch people on their noses. But I am practicing my patience and doing my breathing exercises. 1-2-3...

Things that made me happy so far this week:

Got free Rilakkuma notebook and bears
Veggie Umami Burger
Painted my nails glitter gold
Making my first iMovie
Planning a menu for an upcoming BBQ
RHNJ
Update that my new website is almost done
Realizing I can tie my hair in a lil pony tail
Watching JG Levitt Singing Natural Women
Listening to the new Of Montreal
Gossip Girl Paris Commercial
Checks are coming through the mail
Creating a new to-do list
The thought of my next iMovie

... happy thoughts to everyone!

* It is Friday now and I thought focusing on Happy thoughts would be better but I rather be thinking about punching some people on the nose. It makes me feel better.

Nico + George First Movie!

Nico + George's First Movie! from Christine Pak on Vimeo.


My very first iMovie! The hardest part was uploading. I am addicted. Watch out for more video postings! ;-)

Nico's new BFF!

Nico's new friend is Hello Kitty. She likes to carry her around the house. 

And when she's not looking... Georgie takes her away! haha :-)

ZAPPED!

I have been feeling so tired. No motivation to wake up but I do. Everyday I go down my checklist and cross each item off. I am looking forward to the next 3-day weekend and really promise myself not to do any type of work or nada. I just want to sleep. Also, I notice I go through this everytime Mercury is in retrograde. Last week was so crazy filled that it went by so fast but at the same time I feel like I lived 2 lifetimes in a week!

Here's another shot of what I have been working on every Saturday. It's grumpy ol' party Georgie. Sorry for the bad pic. In class we had to work hours on straight with an annoying fire alarm light that was flashing every other second.