“ZAP” got picked to be part of a juried art show here in Portland in April. Through the years, I’ve only had a few people send me photos after they’ve framed one of my prints, and most stuff I do for other gallery shows is in the painting realm, so actually getting to see one of my prints, framed and in person, is kind of a rare treat; makes everything pop a bit more I think.

I haven’t done an informational, DIY screenprinting post in a while, is there anything specific someone out there wants to see covered?

If not, I’m leaning towards covering washout, or part of my pre-printing process (drawing, scanning, color separation, etc).

I’m not sure if there are any Weekly Print readers out there in the Portland area that I don’t already know personally, but if there are, and you happen to be of the illustrator, cartoonist, or otherwise artistic persuasion, or if you know someone fitting that description, read on…

Indigo Kelleigh, Les McClaine, Jon Siruno, and I share an illustration studio space on the east side of Portland called Tranquility Base. We are currently looking to move studio locations soon and some of the better spots available would be more than big enough to accommodate another person (or two). Simply put, we’re just four illustrators and cartoonists looking for some good studio space for around $100 a month, and we’re looking to up our numbers to five (or even six), now wouldn’t you like in on that?

If you’re an artist in Portland looking for some studio space, let me or one of the other guys know and we can go from there, OK?

Just to be clear, since this is a screenprinting-heavy site, the space we’re looking for would be for like drawing, painting (as long is it isn’t oil paint and you don’t fling it around everywhere), or graphic/web design or something, NOT a printing studio. I am, however, also looking to find any cheap space that might allow for both, so if you happen to be a Portland screenprinter looking to share space, get in touch with me about that too.