I did this one right after the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the summer of 2010. 11 people were killed in the explosion and the well leaked 4.9 million barrels of oil into the gulf. I still have a good handful, and am selling them on Love Bomb Press, with a $25 donation going to Sea Turtle Conservancy. I almost forgot, this design was featured in the Greenpeace Redesign BP’s Logo Contest.
Here are a few variations of the edition. Top left is the edition, and the others are one-offs. I’ve been having a lot of fun mixing it up a bit. Lining up the colors is usually very tedious, so it’s been fun just to experiment a little. In the image captions, colors refer to how many different inks were used, and passes refers to how many times a screen or stencil was printed. These are all on 22 x 30 inch paper.
2 color screen print (serigraph) on black paper
Here is a larger version of the skeleton I printed. It is 22 x 30 inches.
Alligator skeleton screen print in the Compound Group Show
Finished! These were the longest prints I have ever tried, the image is over 40 inches across on 51 inch black paper. The paper was super curly, so it was a real trick to get the paper to lie flat while I printed. Couldn’t have done it without the vacuum table on my press. I ended up with an edition of 7 prints as pictured. Off to the framers… come peep the finished prints at the upcoming opening at the Compound group show June 11.
Alligator skeleton screen prints
These are the largest skeletons I have printed so far. The paper is 23 x 51 inches, and the skeleton is about 41 inches long. I love Stonehenge paper, but Legion stopped making large sheets in black, so I have to buy it on roll now, which is a pain since the paper is thick and hard to get it to lay flat. These prints have been in a press for a few days, so hopefully they will be easier to work with. I have a feeling registering the second color is going to be extremely difficult due to the size and curl of the paper. I might have to switch to large sheets of Somerset paper, which retail for $18 / sheet. Ouch!
