Screen Printing Workshop with Idaho Stew
This poster was screen printed at a winter workshop organized by FLOD (Future Leaders of Design), an AIGA student chapter at Metropolitan State College of Denver. The workshop was held at Idaho Stew Ink Lounge, owned by Stu and Nikki Alden, a husband and wife design team. The objective of this workshop was not only to learn how to screen print but to have an opportunity to work with great mentors such as Stu and Nikki Alden. The task was to design a social issue poster. My concept was to get the publics attention on a subject matter that is considered uncomfortable. One in four children are sexually abused in America, yet adults keep shying away from the issue due its graphics content. My goal was to create a strong concept illustrating the severity of the subject. I illustrated a beaten up teddy bear paired with original copyright. The text read a child damaged cannot be stitched up, prevent child sex abuse before it happens. This poster is intended to prevent child sex abuse by calling attention to adults with children in risk of sexual abuse and adults who themselves commit sexual abuse on children. Once the damage is done, it is done. Therapy can only heal the wound, the scar will always remain.
The poster is printed in 11″ x 17″ size. It is two color, because the workshop provided two screens per student. One screen is used for each color. I choose to pair a child like blue and a muddy brown to represent conflicting ideas of innocence and violence. Blue gives off a childlike feel while brown brings in a darker, impure tone to the image.
Overall the workshop was a great success. I learn how to screen print from the best screen printers in Denver and walked away with a strong concept.
Idaho Stew Ink Lounge
1512 S. Acoma Street
Denver, Colorado
303-321-7107
www.inkloungegallery.com
January 5th – 7th 2011
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