Gas Mask Bunny Tee PROCESS PART 2: Here’s where things get fun…printing the tees! As you’ll see in the pics, rather than select colors ahead of time, I elected to add ink in a random fashion to the first layer. I chose to do this so each shirt would be different from the next. Nothing is more boring than having a pre-determined result so it’s fun to “play” on press and have faith that things will work out. Going with the flow, being loose and open to the unexpected is always my goal when art making.

Gas Mas Bunny Tee PROCESS PART 1: Yesterday, I had lots of fun screen printing (silkscreening) new, one-of-a-kind Gas Mask Bunny tees! I experimented and improvised during the printing process making each shirt unique. Screen printing is very laborious so this process blog doesn’t cover everything. But it’s a good way to see what’s involved in getting a design on a t-shirt analog style!

These tees are part of a project I’m working on with PETA2 so stay tuned for a chance to win one, details to follow!

Studio shots 3/22/12-3/24/12. More shots of screen printing my artwork for my solo show at the Joseph Watson Collection, April 6th, in Las Vegas.

Studio shots, 3/17/12, printing my ass off in preparation for my April 6th solo show at the Joseph Watson Collection, Las Vegas.

Preparing for my upcoming solo show in Las Vegas at the Joseph Watson Collection, April 6, 2012.

CAMO FLAG PROCESS PART 3

Color 5, metallic red. Color 6, metallic dark blue. Color 7, metallic dark red. There may or may not be bunnies and other things hidden within the design. On sale Tuesday, February, 8th on my website.

CHIA MAO, 12-COLOR SCREEN PRINT PROCESS - PART 6

The final color, transparent warm black…








CHIA MAO, 12-COLOR SILKSCREEN PROCESS - PART 2

Colors, 4 (light green) and 5 (medium green) and a break to print something for artist, Barbara Kruger.






Bunny Love Pt. 5

Checking the rose test prints against my color swatch book, got it on the 3rd try…


Adding and mixing more tranparent base on screen…


Second color done and drying on rack…

Bunny Love Pt. 4

Checking the color against my pantone swatch book. At this stage, the blue was too dark and opaque…


It’s a small run so I add transparent base to the screen and mix…


After a few rounds of mixing in transparent base and test printing I’m finally happy with the light blue…


Mixing the second color, rose…